Sec.5-248c-1. Definitions

The following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of sections 5-248c-1 to 5-248c-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

(a) "Appointing authority" means a board, commission, officer, commissioner, person or group of persons having the power to make appointments by virtue of a statute.

(b) "Permanent employee" means an employee holding a position in the classified service under a permanent appointment or an employee holding a position in unclassified service who has served in such a position for a period of more than six months, except employees in positions funded in whole or in part by the federal government as part of any public service employment program, on-the-job training program or work experience program.

(c) "Schedule Reduction" means a voluntary reduction in the number of hours worked by an employee, by taking unpaid prescheduled individual or partial days off on an occasional basis, or by reducing the number of hours worked per week on a regular basis.

(Effective April 1, 1996)