(b)
The following words and terms, when used in this subpart, have the following
meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Act- The
act of June 28, 2018 (P.L. 460, No. 71) 71 Pa.C.S. Part III, commonly referred to as "the Civil Service Reform
Act.''
Alternate rule- An alternative selection
rule elected by an appointing authority for appointments and promotions made
through the examination and certification process, which gives the appointing
authority the ability to select from all eligibles on an appropriate eligible
list or a specific alternate number of eligibles on an appropriate eligible
list, greater than three, to fill a position.
Applicant- An individual who applies for
an appointment or a promotion to a position in the classified service.
Application- A form, as prescribed by
the Office of Administration, used by individuals to express interest in
employment in a position or positions in the classified service.
Appointment- The hiring or movement of
an individual into a position through entrance examination, reassignment,
transfer, demotion or reinstatement. The term does not include the acceptance
of an offer of employment, or the movement of an individual into a position
through promotion.
Certification- The submission of the
names of one or more eligibles by the Office of Administration to an appointing
authority to fill one or more positions.
Disability- As defined by the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (42 U.S.C.A. §§
12101-
12213).
Emergency appointment- The temporary and
limited appointment of an individual into a position to meet an appointing
authority's needs during an emergency.
Emergency employee- An individual
temporarily appointed into a position through an emergency appointment.
Examination- A test, series of tests or
assessments used to determine the degree to which individuals are qualified for
appointment or promotion to a position or job classification in the classified
service.
Intern- An individual appointed or
promoted to an intern job classification.
Job classification- A "job,'' "job
title,'' "class'' or "class of positions,'' as defined by the act.
Job specification- A written description
of a job classification, which defines and describes representative duties and
responsibilities and sets forth the minimum qualifications of the job
classification.
Leave of absence- A temporary and
limited separation from the classified service granted by an appointing
authority to an employee for purposes such as, but not limited to, extended
illness, school attendance, cyclical employment, Olympic participation,
military duty or training, or employment in a non-civil service position,
including a position within the Senior Management Service. The term does not
include paid absences, such as paid annual leave, paid sick leave, or paid
compensatory leave, or unpaid absences that do not result in a separation from
the classified service.
Mandatory reemployment list- A list of
individuals who have been furloughed and who are eligible for a mandatory
reemployment preference under §
604a.5(f)
(relating to furlough).
Military duty- Active duty, including
active duty for training or inactive duty training, in the Uniformed Services
on dates ordered or authorized by the Uniformed Service.
Minimum qualifications- The minimum
knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, training, education, licenses,
certificates, special requirements and other requisites essential to the
performance of the work of a job classification, as set forth in the relevant
job specification.
Optional reemployment list- A list of
individuals who have been furloughed and who are eligible for reemployment
under §
604a.5(g).
Preferred reemployment list- A list of
individuals who, upon the expiration or end of an approved leave of absence,
could not be returned to a position in the same job classification under §
604a.1(e)(1) or
(2) (relating to leaves of absence
generally).
Probationary employee- An individual
serving a probationary period prior to acquiring regular status in a
position.
Probationary status- The standing in a
position held by a probationary employee.
Provisional employee- An individual who
was appointed to a position through an accelerated entrance examination program
and who is serving a 6-month working test period prior to the required
probationary period.
Reassignment- The movement of an
employee, within the same appointing authority, from one position to another
position in the same or similar job classification for which the employee
qualifies at the same maximum salary.
Reclassification- The change of a
classification of a position from one job classification and code to another
job classification and code.
Regular status- The standing in a
position conferred upon an employee who has successfully completed the
corresponding probationary period.
Reinstatement- The reappointment of a
former regular employee who resigned or otherwise voluntarily separated from
employment in the classified service.
Resignation- The voluntary termination
of employment by an employee, which is evidenced by the employee's written or
verbal notice.
Rule of three- The default selection
rule for appointments and promotions made through the examination and
certification process, which requires an appointing authority to choose from
among the three highest-ranking available eligibles to fill a vacant position.
The rule of three may include more than three eligibles when tied scores exist
with the third highest-ranking eligible.
Senior Management Service- Positions in
the Commonwealth's unclassified service that have broad policy participation
and management responsibility.
Seniority- The amount of time an
employee has continuously served in a position in the classified
service.
Separation- The voluntary or involuntary
termination of employment in the classified service, including temporary and
permanent terminations.
Special Advisor for Veterans' Programs-
The individual appointed by the Secretary of Administration under
71 Pa.C.S. §
2202(a)(12) (relating to
duties of Office of Administration).
Substitute appointment- The temporary
appointment of an individual into a position that is vacant due to the granting
of leave of absence for military duty to the incumbent of the position.
Substitute employee- An individual
temporarily appointed or promoted to a position through a substitute
appointment or a substitute promotion.
Substitute promotion- The temporary
promotion of an individual into a position that is vacant due to the granting
of military leave to the incumbent of the position.
Suspension- The temporary and
involuntary separation of an employee from employment in the classified
service.
Temporary employee- An individual
appointed to a temporary position.
Trainee- An individual appointed or
promoted to a training level job classification.
Training period- The period of time a
trainee will remain in a training level job classification, during which the
trainee receives general or specialized training, or both.
Transfer- The movement of an employee
from one appointing authority to a different appointing authority in the same
job classification.
Uniformed services- As defined by Title
10, Subtitle A of the United States Code, as amended (10 U.S.C. §
101(a)(5)).
Unskilled position- A position for which
the principal job function is manual labor or work requiring limited or no
prior education or training.
Vacancy posting- A posted announcement
of a vacant, or soon to be vacant, position or group of positions within an
appointing authority, which will be filled by examination or an internal
recruitment method.
Veteran- An individual who, based on
their service in the armed forces of the United States, is eligible to receive
an employment preference under 51 Pa.C.S. Chapter 71 (relating to veterans'
preference).
