Drafting Professional Development Documents

My question involves business law in the state of Maryland.

Background
I work for a small startup and we don't have a professional development policy or agreement. I'd like to attend a conference, but my bosses need something in writing before they can write it off. I'm willing to draft it but I don't know where to begin.

Question
Does anybody have an agreement that I could reference? Alternatively, if anybody knows of any resources I can use, please point me in their direction!

Thanks!

We're talking... employee handbooks?