(a) Employee training opportunities. Employees are eligible to participate in the agency's training opportunities to increase their job-related knowledge and skills, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.     
      (b) Education assistance program. Employees may participate in the agency's education assistance program without regard to the employee's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status. To qualify for reimbursement, employees must meet the following eligibility requirements as set forth in the agency's policies:      
        (1) full-time employment requirement;       
        (2) tenure requirement;       
        (3) performance requirements; and       
        (4) conduct requirements.       
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §9.13 adopted to be effective March 27, 2003, 28 TexReg 2603; amended to be effective November 24, 2016, 41 TexReg 9140