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51 Section 3. Unless operational requirements do not permit, a BUE enrolled in an education and professional training program may be authorized and provided voluntary training assistance and all related administrative support including, but not limited to, liberal leave and crew switching policies, administrative leave, tuition assistance, and re lated fees. Section 4. BUEs will normally not have their days or shifts changed in mid - semester while attending educational institutions, unless required by operational necessity. Section 5. BUEs may participate on their own time in educational and tra ining programs directly related to improving their job performance within the profession. To the maximum extent practical and allowable by law and government - wide regulation, BUEs shall be reimbursed for such training, if such training is deemed directly related to improving job performance by the Employer. Requests for approval and reimbursement must be submitted sufficiently in advance to permit final determinations and be made prior to enrollment. The program shall be made available on an equitable ba sis to all BUEs covered by this Agreement. Approval will not be given on a retroactive basis. Section 6. The Employer will inform BUEs of training opportunities available which are sponsored and/or conducted by the Employer. BUEs will make request to attend these training opportunities with their FWS and unless operational requirements do not permit, BUEs shall be able to attend. ARTICLE 40 TEMPORARILY DISABLED EMPLOYEES/ASSIGNMENTS Section 1. BUEs shall be responsible for immediately notifying t he Employer when they are not Physically Qualified (NPQ) to perform air traffic control duties. The NPQ status may include medical or physical reasons which could include temporarily prohibited from performing control duties because of medications. Secti on 2. If the NPQ status is expected to be of a short duration, less than thirty (30) calendar days, the Employer will attempt to find non - control type duties for the BUE within their regular watch schedule. If non - control type duties are not available, t he BUE will have the ability to request reassignment to other type duties within the ATCF, not necessarily associated with their Position Description. Section 3. If the expected duration of NPQ will or is expected to exceed thirty (30) calendar days, t he Employer may make an assignment of work within the cognizance of the MCABE Commanding General. Section 4. During the period of NPQ, BUEs assigned other duties as outlined within this Article, may be removed from their normal Basic Watch Schedule. Th e Employer will assign an appropriate work schedule which will not normally include premium pay work hours. As

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