Purpose and Eligibility

The Tuition Benefits Program provides educational benefits to CSEA-represented New York State (NYS) employees, enabling them to achieve greater career mobility, qualify for promotional opportunities, improve job skills, and to prepare for future state workforce needs through four components:

• Tuition Vouchers - payment for tuition at participating schools listed in this catalog.
  
  
• Tuition Reimbursement - authorized repayment of tuition to students upon successful completion of coursework at accredited schools.
  
  
• Credit-by-Examination Fee Reimbursement - repayment of fees (up to a maximum of $210 per exam) to students for any number of College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), DSST, Thomas Edison College Examination Program (TECEP), and Excelsior College exams in addition to standard tuition benefits.
  
  
• Certification & Licensure Examination Fee Reimbursement - repayment of one certification and licensure examination fee up to a maximum of $300.

Please Note:

If you received a tuition voucher or tuition reimbursement during our special funding application period (July 1, 2011 to August 12, 2011), the 2011-2012 Tuition Benefits Program can provide one additional tuition voucher or tuition reimbursement, an unlimited number of Credit-by-Examination Fee Reimbursement benefits, and one Certification & Licensure Examination Fee Reimbursement benefit.

If you did not receive a tuition voucher or tuition reimbursement during our special funding application period (July 1, 2011 to August 12, 2011), the 2011-2012 Tuition Benefits Program can provide two tuition vouchers or tuition reimbursements, an unlimited number of Credit-by-Examination Fee Reimbursement benefits and one Certification & Licensure Examination Fee Reimbursement benefit.

Eligibility

You are eligible if you are a CSEA-represented NYS employee (ASU, ISU, OSU, or DMNA) who is receiving a New York State paycheck when applying, or a CSEA-represented NYS employee who has been laid off in the past year and is on a Civil Service Preferred List.

CSEA-represented NYS employees who are otherwise eligible but are on approved non-disciplinary leave without pay or on workers' compensation leave may also be eligible with proper documentation. Documentation must specify the type of leave, as well as the start and anticipated end dates. It must be signed by a human resources officer and must be attached to your tuition benefits application form.

If you have questions call 518-486-7814 or 800-253-4332 (for areas outside the Capital Region), or email an advisor at advisors@nyscseapartnership.org.