Herbert J. Meeks and Paula J. Meeks - Page 3

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            Corrections.  He was originally assigned as an inmate supervisor                            
            and, later, to a transportation team where his responsibilities                             
            included supervising and observing inmate behavior, evaluating                              
            inmate conduct, and writing activity reports.                                               
                  In 1992, Herbert entered the organizational behavior program                          
            (the program) at the University of San Francisco in Sacramento,                             
            California.  The goal of the program was to train a student to be                           
            "an effective human resource specialist in the workplace."                                  
            Herbert did not complete the program to obtain a degree.2  In                               
            1992 and 1993, petitioners deducted educational expenses of                                 
            $6,379 and $1,551 for Herbert's tuition and books purchased for                             
            the courses at the University of San Francisco.                                             
                  After completing the courses, Herbert received a temporary                            
            assignment at the Richard A. McGee Correctional Training Facility                           
            for the State of California (the academy).  After this                                      
            assignment, the academy interviewed Herbert for a position as an                            
            instructor.  The position of instructor required 2 years of                                 
            college education.  In June of 1995, Herbert was promoted to                                
            sergeant instructor at the academy.                                                         
            Job-Seeking and Tax Return Preparation Expenses                                             
                  In 1992, petitioners took a deduction of $60 for tax                                  
            preparation expenses.  In 1993, petitioners also claimed                                    

                  2  While enrolled in the program, Herbert completed the                               
            following courses:  Introduction to Organizational Behavior,                                
            Research in Organizations, Organizational Communication, Small                              
            Group Leadership, Social Ethics, Interdisciplinary Writing, and                             
            Critical Thinking (the courses).                                                            


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