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By SHERRY HALBROOK extendthem.Theyareopentoeligible thecostoftuitionexceedsthemaximum
Aneweducationalbenefit,theNurses PS&Tnursesinallstateagenciesandat valueofasingleCTRpaymentorvoucher.
EnhancedPilotPrograms,isgetting theRoswellParkCancerInstitute.
underwaythisspring. TheenhancedCTRandVALTprograms EnhancedVALTProgram
Theprogramsaredesignedtoprovide beganApril1andtheenhancedVoucher •Providesadditionalreimbursementof
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thespecialneedsofPEFnurses. benefitsarenotretroactiveandtheyare exhaustedtheirregularVALTbenefits,for
“Theseenhancednurse-training availableonlyafterbenefitsavailable qualifyingnon-creditcourses,workshops
programssupplementthebroadbaseof undertheregularVoucher,CTRandVALT orseminarsthatwillenhancetheir
educationalbenefitsalreadyavailableto programshavebeenused. (See related performanceofcurrentjobs,orfurther
allofourPS&T-unitmembers,”saidPEF article, page 8.) theirnursingcareerswiththestate.The
DirectorofEducationandHuman Amaximumoffourcollegecourses maximumcombinedfundsoftheVALT
ResourcesCliffordMerchant. maybecoveredbycombiningthebenefits andEnhancedVALTprogramsavailableto
“Theenhancedprogramswere oftheenhancedandregularVoucherand nursesis$1,200permember.
negotiatedinthePS&TContractandare CTRprograms. •Tobeeligibleforreimbursement,
beingimplementedbythejoint conferences,workshops,seminars,and
ProfessionalDevelopmentCommittee EnhancedCTR,Voucher non-credit-bearingcoursesmustmeetthe
(PDC)inaccordancewithasideletter •ProvideseithertwoadditionalCTR sameeligibilitycriteriarequiredbythe
publishedinthecontract.” paymentsortwoadditionalvouchersfor regularVALTProgram.
PEFandthestateareofferingthree fiscalyear2009-10fornursesina Nursesmustalsoreviewthe2009-10
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and •TheseadditionalCTRpaymentsor arecombined.
•NursesEnhancedVoucher vouchers,whichhavethesamevaluesas Formoreinformation,e-mailPEF
Alternative(VALT)Program. regularCTRpaymentsorvouchers,can trainingspecialistKimLoccisanoat
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