California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 5 - Board of Trustees of the California State Universities › Chapter 1 - California State University › Subchapter 7 - Employees › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 42700 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following definitions shall apply as used in this
						subchapter:
(a) "Trustees" means the Board
					 of Trustees of the California State University created by Section
					 66600 of the
					 Education Code.
(b) "California State
					 University" means all the California State University and the Office of the
					 Chancellor.
(c) "Chancellor" means the
					 Chancellor of the California State University.
(d) "Office of the Chancellor" means the central
					 offices directed by the Chancellor.
(e)
					 "Campus" means each institution of the California State University.
(f) "Position" means any office or employment in
					 the California State University.
(g)
					 "Classification" or "class" means a group of positions sufficiently similar with
					 respect to duties and responsibilities that the same title may reasonably and fairly
					 be used to designate such position allocated to the class and that substantially the
					 same tests of fitness may be used and that substantially the same minimum
					 qualifications may be made to apply with equity.
(h) "Employee" means a person legally holding a
					 position in the California State University.
(i) "Appointing power" means a person or group
					 having authority to make appointments to positions in the California State
					 University. Unless otherwise provided by law, the appointing power shall be the
					 campus President for campus employees and the Chancellor for employees in the Office
					 of the Chancellor.
(j) "Appointment"
					 means the offer to and acceptance by a person of employment in a position in the
					 California State University. Appointments may be temporary, probationary, permanent
					 or at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Appointments include various
					 personnel actions such as initial appointments, reappointments (including
					 reappointments which confer tenure or permanent status), promotions, transfers,
					 demotions and reinstatements.
(k)
					 "Layoff" means the separation of an employee from a position for lack of funds or
					 lack of work.
(l) "Academic employee"
					 means an employee engaged either (1) primarily in instruction who is employed and
					 compensated on the basis of class and rank or (2) in very closely related
					 professional activities such as those carried on by professional librarians on a
					 campus. The classes of positions whose incumbents may be eligible for inclusion in
					 the closely related area (2 above) will be determined by the Trustees after
					 appropriate job studies, consultation with employees and administrators and
					 subsequent classification plan readjustment. Specific decisions on individual
					 incumbents will be made in light of these guidelines.
(m) "Administrative employee" means an employee
					 engaged primarily in one or a combination of professional or quasi-professional
					 activities. The classes of positions which will be placed in the administrative
					 category will be determined by the Trustees after appropriate job studies,
					 consultation with employees and administrators and subsequent classification plan
					 readjustment.
(n) "Executive employee"
					 means an employee with primary responsibility for the execution of policy and
					 includes the Chancellor, vice chancellors and the campus presidents.
(o) "Nonacademic employees" means an employee who
					 provides noninstructional and nonadministrative supporting services such as
					 secretarial, clerical, and maintenance services. A nonacademic employee may have
					 lead responsibility, but normally does not have responsibility for major decisions.
					 Higher academic degrees are not an essential qualification for service as a
					 nonacademic employee.
(p)
					 "Academic-administrative assignment" means:
(1) A
					 work assignment to be determined by the Trustees, filled by an academic (class and
					 rank) or an administrative employee at a campus or the Chancellor's Office. The
					 incumbent, while on academic-administrative assignment, serves in a key
					 administrative capacity, planning, organizing and directing activities which relate
					 to the instructional programs and/or participates in policy planning; or
(2) The work assignment of an administrative
					 employee who has demonstrated to the president and the faculty or the Office of the
					 Chancellor that the employee's job performance is, to a high degree, closely
					 identified with the total management of a campus or the California State University.
					 Classes of positions whose incumbents may be eligible for such assignment will be
					 determined by the Trustees after appropriate job studies, consultation with
					 employees and administrators and subsequent classification plan readjustment.
					 Specific decisions on individual incumbents will be made in light of these
					 guidelines.