2-18-601. Definitions. For the purpose of this part, except 2-18-620, the following definitions apply:
     (1) "Agency" means any legally constituted department, board, or commission of state, county, or city government or any political subdivision thereof.
     (2) "Break in service" means a period of time in excess of 5 working days when the person is not employed and that severs continuous employment.
     (3) "Continuous employment" means working within the same jurisdiction without a break in service of more than 5 working days or without a continuous absence without pay of more than 15 working days.
     (4) "Employee" means any person employed by an agency except elected state, county, and city officials, schoolteachers, and persons contracted as independent contractors or hired under personal services contracts.
     (5) "Full-time employee" means an employee who normally works 40 hours a week.
     (6) "Holiday" means a scheduled day off with pay to observe a legal holiday, as specified in 1-1-216 or 20-1-305, except Sundays.
     (7) "Part-time employee" means an employee who normally works less than 40 hours a week.
     (8) "Permanent employee" means an employee who is assigned to a position designated as permanent on the appropriate list of authorized positions referenced in 2-18-206 and approved as such in the biennium budget.
     (9) "Seasonal employee" means an employee assigned to a position designated as seasonal on the appropriate agency list of authorized positions referenced in 2-18-206 and for which the agency has a permanent need but which is interrupted by the seasonal nature of the assignment.
     (10) "Sick leave" means a leave of absence with pay for a sickness suffered by an employee or his immediate family or for a permanent state employee who is eligible for parental leave under the provisions of 2-18-606.
     (11) "Sick-pay plan" means a plan that:
     (a) provides for an agency to make payments in lieu of wages to employees on account of sickness or accident disability; and
     (b) meets the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 409(b) or (d).
     (12) "Temporary employee" means an employee assigned to a position designated as temporary on the appropriate agency list of authorized positions referenced in 2-18-206, created for a definite period of time not to exceed 9 months.
     (13) "Transfer" means a change of employment from one agency to another agency in the same jurisdiction without a break in service.
     (14) "Vacation leave" means a leave of absence with pay for the purpose of rest, relaxation, or personal business at the request of the employee and with the concurrence of the employer.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 476, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1007.1; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 184, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 568, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 260, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 756, L. 1991.