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Committee backs bilingual stipend for regular staff; temporary participation left discretionary
Summary
The policy committee reviewed a proposed bilingual-pay stipend for Spanish and Mandarin fluency, endorsing a $100-per-pay-period stipend for full-time staff and leaving temporary-employee eligibility discretionary and subject to budget and proficiency testing.
The Isla Vista Community Services District Policy Committee discussed a proposed bilingual-stipend policy on Oct. 21 that would pay employees who use Spanish or Mandarin on the job. Committee members supported a $100-per-pay-period stipend for regular full-time staff and agreed to make stipend eligibility for temporary employees discretionary.
Staff told the committee the $100 figure was taken as a benchmark from the City of Santa Barbara’s practice but is negotiable.…
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