Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 41 > Chapter 4 > Article 6 - State Personnel Board

• Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• 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. See Arizona Laws 41-741

• Covered service: means that employment status conferring rights of appeal as prescribed in sections 41-782 and 41-783 or Section 41-1830. See Arizona Laws 41-741
• Director: means the director of the department of administration. See Arizona Laws 41-701.01
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Employee: means all officers and employees of this state, whether in covered service or uncovered service, unless otherwise prescribed. See Arizona Laws 41-741
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Original probationary period: means the specified period following initial appointment to covered service. See Arizona Laws 41-741
• Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Rules: means rules adopted by the department of administration, human resources division. See Arizona Laws 41-741
• 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. See Arizona Laws 41-741
• State personnel board: means the board established by section 41-781. See Arizona Laws 41-741
• State personnel system: means all state agencies and employees of those agencies that are not exempted by this article. See Arizona Laws 41-741
• 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. See Arizona Laws 41-741

• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215