Employees will be required to sign a statement verifying:

• That they are not utilizing the faculty/staff tuition waiver for themselves.
• The child utilizing the tuition waiver is claimed as a dependent for federal tax purposes, is unmarried and has not reached age 25 as of the first day of the semester for which the tuition waiver is granted.
  
  OR
  
  
• The employee is married to the spouse utilizing the tuition waiver.

  Documentation that a dependent has been claimed in the tax year the benefit is used may be required for audit purposes or in cases of suspected misuse.

  False certification of dependent eligibility for the tuition waiver is cause for discharge and the employee shall be required to repay the cost of the tuition waiver.