Arizona Administrative Code › Title 2 - ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 5 - Department of Administration - State Personnel System › Subchapter A - COVERED AND UNCOVERED EMPLOYEES › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R2-5A-101 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In this subchapter, the following words and phrases have
					 the defined meanings unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context:
"Agency head" means the chief executive officer of a state
					 agency, or designee.
"Appeal" means a covered employee's request for a review of
					 a disciplinary action by the State Personnel Board under A.R.S. §
										41-782
					 or the Law Enforcement Merit System Council under A.R.S. §
										41-1830.16,
					 as applicable.
"Applicant" means a person who seeks appointment to a
					 position in state employment.
"Appointing authority" means the person or group of persons
					 authorized by law or delegated authority to make appointments to fill
					 positions. A.R.S. §
										41-741(1)
"Appointment" means the offer to and the acceptance by a
					 candidate of a position in a state agency.
"At will" means an employment relationship where either
					 party to the relationship may sever the relationship at any time for any reason
					 other than an unlawful reason. A.R.S. §
										41-741(2)
"Base salary" means an employee's salary excluding
					 supplemental pay provided by R2-5A-403, overtime pay or other pay allowance
					 provided by law.
"Break in service" means a separation from state
					 employment, regardless of the reason for separation. A.R.S. §
										41-741(3)
"Business day" means the hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00
					 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding observed state holidays.
"Candidate" means a person whose education, experience,
					 competencies and other qualifications meet the requirements of a position and
					 who may be considered for employment.
"Cause" means any of the reasons for disciplinary action
					 provided by A.R.S. §
										41-773
					 or these rules.
"Change in assignment" means movement of an employee to a
					 different position in the same state agency or another state agency. A.R.S. §
					 41-741(4)
"Child" means, for purposes of R2-5A-B603, pertaining to
					 sick leave, and R2-5A-B605 pertaining to bereavement leave, a natural child,
					 adopted child, foster child, or stepchild.
"Class" means a group of positions with the same title and
					 grade because each position in the group has similar duties, scope of
					 discretion and responsibility, required qualifications, or other job-related
					 characteristics.
"Class series" means a group of related classes as listed
					 by the Arizona Department of Administration, Human Resources Division.
"Class specification" means a description of the type and
					 level of duties and responsibilities of the positions assigned to a
					 class.
"Competencies" means knowledge, skills, abilities,
					 behaviors and other characteristics that contribute to successful job
					 performance and the achievement of organizational results.
"Covered employee" means an employee who:
(a) Before September 29, 2012, is in the state service, is
					 not uncovered pursuant to section
					 41-742,
					 subsection A, and has remained in covered status without a break in service
					 since that date.
(b) Before September 29, 2012, is in the state service, is
					 employed as a Correctional Officer I, Correctional Officer II, Correctional
					 Officer III or Community Corrections Officer and has remained in covered status
					 without a break in service since that date.
(c) Before September 29, 2012, is in the state service, is
					 a full authority peace officer as certified by the Arizona Peace Officer
					 Standards and Training Board and has remained in that status without a break in
					 service since that date.
(d) On or after September 29, 2012, is a Correctional
					 Officer I, Correctional Officer II, Correctional Officer III or Community
					 Corrections Officer and is appointed to a position in the covered service, but
					 does not include a position in any other class in the correctional officer
					 class series or the community correctional officer class series or in any other
					 correctional class series.
(e) On or after September 29, 2012, is a full authority
					 peace officer as certified by the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training
					 Board and is appointed to a position that requires such a certification in the
					 covered service. A.R.S. §
										41-741(5)
"Covered position" means a position in the covered
					 service.
"Covered service" is defined in A.R.S. §
										41-741 and
					 means that employment status conferring rights of appeal as prescribed in
					 A.R.S. §§
										41-782
					 and
					 41-783
					 or A.R.S. §
										41-1830.16,
					 as applicable.
"Days" means calendar days, unless otherwise stated.
"Demotion" means a change in the assignment of an employee
					 from a position in one class to a position in another class that has a lower
					 grade.
"Department" means the Arizona Department of
					 Administration.
"Director" means the Director of the Arizona Department of
					 Administration, or the Director's designee, who is responsible for
					 administering the state personnel system pursuant to applicable state and
					 federal laws. A.R.S. §
										41-741(7)
"Employee" means all officers and employees of this state,
					 whether in covered service or uncovered service, unless otherwise prescribed.
					 A.R.S §
										41-741(8)
"Employing agency" means the agency where the employee is
					 employed or, if an applicant, the agency to which the person has
					 applied.
"Essential job function" means a fundamental job duty of a
					 position that an applicant or employee must be able to perform, with or without
					 a reasonable accommodation.
"FLSA" means the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
"FLSA exempt" means a position that is not entitled to
					 overtime compensation under the FLSA.
"FLSA non-exempt" means a position that is entitled to
					 overtime compensation under the FLSA.
"FMLA" means the federal Family and Medical Leave
					 Act.
"Full authority peace officer" means a peace officer whose
					 authority to enforce the laws of this state is not limited by the rules adopted
					 by the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board. A.R.S. §
										41-741(9)
"Grade" means the numeric identifier associated with one or
					 more pay ranges, used to determine the internal worth of a class relative to
					 other classes.
"Manifest error" means an act or failure to act that is, or
					 clearly has caused, a mistake.
"Parent" means, for purposes of R2-5A-B602, pertaining to
					 annual leave, R2-5A-B603, pertaining to sick leave, and R2-5A-B605, pertaining
					 to bereavement leave, a birth parent, adoptive parent, stepparent, foster
					 parent, grandparent, parent-in-law, or anyone who can be considered "in loco
					 parentis."
"Part-time" means employment scheduled for less than 40
					 hours per week.
"3/4 time" means employment regularly scheduled for at
					 least 30 hours but fewer than 40 hours per week.
"1/2 time" means employment regularly scheduled for at
					 least 20 hours but fewer than 30 hours per week.
"1/4 time" means employment regularly scheduled for at
					 least 10 hours but fewer than 20 hours per week.
"Pay status" means an employee is receiving pay for work or
					 for a compensated absence.
"Premium/contribution" means the amount paid in exchange
					 for insurance coverage. Depending on the type of coverage, the
					 premium/contribution is paid by the employee, the state, or a combination of
					 both.
"Promotion" means a change in assignment of an employee
					 from a position in one class to a position in another class that has a higher
					 grade.
"Reallocation" means changing the allocation of a position
					 to a different class if a material and permanent change in duties or
					 responsibilities occurs.
"Reversion" means the return of a covered employee on
					 promotional probation to a position in the class in which the employee held
					 permanent status immediately before the promotion or to a similar position in
					 another class at the same grade as the class the employee held permanent status
					 if the employee possesses the qualifications for that position.
"Rules" means the rules adopted by the Department of
					 Administration, Human Resources Division. A.R.S. §
										41-741(13)
"Special assignment" means the temporary assignment, for up
					 to six months, of the duties and responsibilities of another position to an
					 employee in the same agency.
"State agency" means a department, board, office,
					 authority, commission or other governmental budget unit of this state and
					 includes an agency assigned to a department for administrative purposes. State
					 agency does not include the legislative and judicial branches, the Arizona
					 Board of Regents, state universities, the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf
					 and the Blind, the Department of Public Safety, the Arizona Peace Officer
					 Standards and Training Board, the Cotton Research and Protection Council or
					 public corporations. A.R.S. §
										41-741(14)
"State Personnel Board" is defined in A.R.S. §
										41-741 and
					 means the board established by A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 4, Article 6.
"State Personnel System" is defined in A.R.S. §
										41-741 and
					 means all state agencies and employees of those agencies that are not exempted
					 by the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 4, Article 4.
"State service" is defined in A.R.S. §
										41-741 and
					 means all offices and positions of employment in state government that, before
					 September 29, 2012, were subject to the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter
					 4, Articles 5 and 6 that were in effect before September 29, 2012.
"Supervisor" means a state employee who has one or more
					 other state employees reporting directly to the person and, for those state
					 employees, typically has the authority to:
(a) Approve sick or annual leave.
(b) Recommend hiring, discipline or dismissal.
(c) Assign or schedule daily work.
(d) Complete a performance evaluation. A.R.S. §
										41-741(18)
"Temporary appointment" means an appointment made for a
					 maximum of 1,500 hours worked in any agency in each calendar year.
"Transfer" means the movement of an employee from one
					 position to another position in the same or an equivalent grade.
"Uncovered employee" means an employee in uncovered
					 service. A.R.S. §
										41-741(19)
"Uncovered service" means employment at will and includes
					 all state employees except those in covered service. A.R.S. §
										41-741(20)
"Working day" or "working hours" means a day or the hours
					 an employee is regularly scheduled to work.