Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63A > Chapter 17 > Part 5 - Hours and Leave

• Agency: means any department or unit of Utah state government with authority to employ personnel. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
• 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.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Continuing medical and life insurance benefits: means the state provided policy of medical insurance and the state provided portion of a policy of life insurance, each offered at the same:
       (1)(a) benefit level and the same proportion of state/member participation in the total premium costs as an active member as defined in Section 49-11-102; and
       (1)(b) coverage level for a member, two person, or family policy as provided to the member at the time of retirement. See Utah Code 63A-17-501
• Converted sick leave: means leave that has been converted from unused sick leave in accordance with Section 63A-17-506 which may be used by an employee in the same manner as:
       (2)(a) annual leave;
       (2)(b) sick leave; or
       (2)(c) unused accumulated sick leave after the employee's retirement for the purchase of continuing medical and life insurance benefits under Sections 63A-17-507, 63A-17-508, and 63A-17-804. See Utah Code 63A-17-501
• Department: means the Department of Government Operations. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Director: means the director of the division. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
• Disability: means a physical or mental disability as defined and protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Utah Code 63A-17-102
• Division: means the Division of Human Resource Management, created in Section 63A-17-105. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Employee: means any individual in a paid status covered by the career service or classified service provisions of this chapter. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
• Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
• Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Government Operations. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Guardian: includes a person who:
       (14)(a) qualifies as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment; or
       (14)(b) is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a minor or incapacitated person. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Vessel: when used with reference to shipping, includes a steamboat, canal boat, and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5