11.10 ASL Proficiency Incentive for State Special Schools

  1. Effective the first day of the pay period, six months after full ratification, and in order to further encourage the immersion of School for the Deaf employees into the Deaf culture and community, the State agrees to pay any full-time employee at the School for the Deaf (Fremont) or School for the Deaf (Riverside) a one-time bonus based on the following:

    2. Employees evaluated by the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) Proficiency Levels - ASLPI Preparation, from Gallaudet University, shall receive the following:

    1. Level 1 shall receive a one-time bonus of $400,
    2. Level 2 shall receive a one-time bonus of $500,
    3. Level 3 shall receive a one-time bonus of $600.
  2. To receive a one-time bonus payment, the employee must submit documentation of the evaluated proficiency level. An employee may only receive a bonus payment once at each level listed above for a maximum of $1,500.
  3. An employee who successfully completes a proficiency interview and qualifies for a one-time level bonus payment above, shall be reimbursed for the actual cost of the interview when receipts are submitted.
  4. Employees receiving the Bilingual Pay Differential established in section 11.9 shall not be eligible for this one-time bonus.
  5. Less than full time employees shall receive the one-time bonus on a pro rata basis.