Southern Adventist University will provide the following tuition assistance for the dependent children of an employee who has been employed by Southern for at least three (3) years and who qualifies for Long Term Disability.
For eligible dependent child (ren) attending a Seventh-day Adventist elementary school or academy at the time of the employee’s approval for Long Term Disability, will continue to receive tuition assistance until the end of the current school year, plus the following school year.
If at the time a child of the employee enters college and the employee has been unable to return to full-time employment due to the disability, tuition assistance to attend Southern Adventist University will be available for all dependent child(ren) for whom the employee was receiving tuition assistance at the time of their approval for Long Term Disability, or would have received assistance had the child(ren) been of school age or in a qualifying school at the time. The eligibility for assistance will be in accordance with the Educational Benefits for Employees’ Children policy (Policy 4100 or 5250) and shall apply only to attendance at Southern Adventist University. The amount of the assistance shall be at the prevailing community student rate at the time assistance is given. See policy 4100 or 5250, #6, second paragraph.
This policy will not apply if the employee’s child(ren) are eligible for tuition assistance through employee’s spouse, stepparent, adoptive parent or some other family relationship at the time the assistance is requested.
This policy is intended to coordinate with, and not be in addition to, the Tuition Assistance for Dependent Children of a Deceased Employee policy.