Ariz. Admin. Code § 2-5A-101
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. § 41782 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 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:
"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)
"Disabled veteran" means, for the purposes of R2-5A-302, pertaining to preferences, an honorably separated veteran who served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States at any time and who has a service-connected disability.
"Disciplinary action" means a letter of reprimand, suspension, involuntary demotion, or dismissal.
"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 pre-mium/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.
"Protected category" means race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by federal law, state law, or regulation.
"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:
"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. § 41741(20)
"Working day" or "working hours" means a day or the hours an employee is regularly scheduled to work.
Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-5A-101