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Home > Benefits > Tuition Programs > Tuition Exemption Benefits for Support Staff > Eligibility > When Eligibility Starts

When Eligibility Starts

Support Staff and Spouse or Same-Sex Domestic Partner

A support staff member and his or her spouse/same-sex domestic partner can apply for and receive the Tuition Exemption Benefit as of the staff member’s hire date.

If the hire date falls after a term’s first day of classes, the staff member, or spouse or same-sex domestic partner, receive a pro-rated portion of the normal tuition benefit. Use the tables titled “Pro-rated Tuition Exemption Benefit for Support Staff” below to calculate the available benefit.  

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Pro-rated Benefit Available Per Term Based on Hire Date

In points available per term:

HIRE DATE
FULL-TIME SUPPORT STAFF
 PART-TIME SUPPORT STAFF
MEBA, MM&P, SSA, LOCAL 2110, NON-UNION LOCAL 1199
TWU, LOCAL 100
SSA, LOCAL 2110, NON-UNION
LOCAL 1199
TWU, LOCAL 100
On or before the first day of class
7
7
6*
3*
3*
3*
Weeks 1 & 2
6
5
0
3
3
0
Weeks 3 & 4
5
4
0
2
2
0
Weeks 5 & 6
4
3
0
2
2
0
Weeks 7 & 8
3
2
0
1
1
0
Weeks 9 & 10
2
1
0
1
1
0
Weeks 11 & 12
1
0
0
0
0
0
After week 12
0
0
0
0
0
0

* If less than one year of employment. Reimbursable points for these unions change after the first year of employment; see "Eligibility At A Glance" for what is available after the first year.  

Dependent Waiting Periods

The following waiting periods apply before dependents (children, spouses or same-sex domestic partners) are eligible for the Tuition Exemption Benefit:

  • Non-union support staff, Local 2110, Local 1199, MEBA, MM&P, or SSA: Dependents are eligible after the support staff member has worked 2 years
  • Local 100 or TWU: Dependents are eligible after the support staff member has worked 4 years.

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