An employee may be granted a waiver of the services of a Qualified Vocational Representative if the employee has made substantial progress towards the completion of a certificate or degree program from a community college, California State University, or the University of California Substantial progress includes but is not limited to situations where the employee can demonstrate all of the following:

(a)(a) The employee is, was, or will be enrolled as a fulltime student taking 12 units or more;

(b)(b) The employee has completed 35% or more of the units necessary to complete the degree or certificate program and has attained at least a 44C, grade in those courses necessary to complete the degree or certificate program;

(c)(c) The employee has produced a letter of recommendation from the school in which the employee is enrolled supporting the employee's course of study from one of the following: the Dean of Admissions, the school department head or the school counselor. Accompanying the letter shall be an outline of the courses to be taken and the estimated time frames for completion of each course.

(d)(d) The employee has identified the vocational goal to be achieved, the resources and time frames required to achieve the goal and, if the goal extends beyond the maximum expenditures and time frames allowed, the alternative resources available to the employee to complete the program.

The Rehabilitation Unit will assist the employee in completing the DWC Fom1 RU 102.