Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION LANDS AND FUNDS, BOARD OF › Title 97 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds › Chapter 2 - PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES › Section 97-2-001 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01 Absence
				Without Leave
"Absence Without Leave" means the unauthorized absence of an
				  employee from his place of duty during his normal duty hours.
001.02 Adjustment of Pay
"Adjustment of Pay" means a change in pay of an employee
				  because of a revision of the pay schedule.
001.03 Advancement in Pay
"Advancement in Pay" means an increase in the pay of an
				  employee within the pay grade for his position.
001.04 Service Date
"Service Date" is that chronological period in time that an
				  employee completes a year or another year of service.
001.05 Appointment
"Appointment" means the act of the Executive Secretary by
				  which he fills a position.
001.06 Board
"Board" means the Board of Educational Lands and
				  Funds.
001.07 Demotion
"Demotion" means changing an employee from one class of work
				  to a different class of work at a lower pay rate.
001.08 Discharge or Dismissal
"Discharge or Dismissal" means the disciplinary termination
				  of employment of an employee for cause.
001.09 Employee
"Employee" means any person except the Executive Secretary
				  in the employ of the Board who receives a salary or wage.
001.10 Exempt Position
"Exempt Position" means a position excluded from the
				  classified service.
001.11
				Executive Secretary
"Executive Secretary" means the Administrative Head of the
				  Board of Educational Lands and Funds.
001.12 Interview
"Interview" shall mean a meeting between a representative of
				  the Board and a job applicant to determine whether or not an offer of
				  employment should or should not be made.
001.13 Lay Off
"Lay Off" means the involuntary termination (reduction in
				  force) of an employee or employees because of lack of work, lack of funds or
				  reorganization.
001.14 Leave
				Without Pay
"Leave Without Pay" means leave or time off from work for
				  the employee's personal reasons granted by the Executive Secretary for which
				  period the employee receives no pay.
001.15 Leave of Absence
"Leave of Absence" means leave or time off from work granted
				  by the Executive Secretary for military service, educational improvement or
				  other reasons considered beneficial to the Board for which period the employee
				  receives military leave pay, a stipend or receives no pay.
001.16 Minimum Qualifications
"Minimum Qualifications" means the least amount of training
				  and experience and other qualifications required to perform adequately in a
				  specific position or class of positions.
001.17 Permanent Employee
"Permanent Employee" means an employee in a regular
				  full-time or part-time position who has completed the required probationary
				  period or who has acquired permanent status in accordance with these
				  rules.
001.18 Position
"Position" means a group of specific duties, tasks and
				  responsibilities to be performed by one employee; a position may be part-time,
				  full-time, temporary, permanent or emergency, occupied or
				  vacant.
001.19 Position
				Description
"Position Description" means the summary of the actual
				  duties and responsibilities assigned to the incumbent of the
				  position.
001.20
				Probationary Period
"Probationary Period" shall mean a period of time during
				  which and employee is required to demonstrate his fitness for a particular
				  position as a part of the selection process.
001.21 Professional Association
"Professional Association" shall mean an organization in
				  which individual membership is limited to persons who by virtue of their
				  training or position are eligible to join for the purpose of mutually
				  exchanging information, techniques, etc.
001.22 Promotion
"Promotion" means changing an employee from one class of
				  work to another class of work at a higher rate of pay.
001.23 Resignation
"Resignation" means the voluntary termination of employment
				  by an employee.
001.24
				Retirement
"Retirement" means the transfer of an eligible employee from
				  active to retired status.
001.25 Reassignment
"Reassignment" means the movement of an employee from one
				  position to another position within an agency. A reassignment action does not
				  require termination of the employee.
001.26 Suspension
"Suspension" means an enforced leave of absence for
				  disciplinary purposes or pending investigation of charges made against the
				  employee.
001.27 Temporary
				Employee
"Temporary Employee" means an employee hired for a limited
				  period of time to accomplish a specific task.
001.28 Tenure
"Tenure" means the right to hold a position for the duration
				  of acceptable performance and behavior.
001.29 Tuition
"Tuition" shall mean the cost per credit hour of Instruction
				  at an accredited university or college.