American Samoa Administrative Code

“Preference eligible” means a U.S. citizen or a U.S. national of American Samoa ancestry who is a veteran as defined in this chapter; a disabled veteran as defined in this chapter; or the unremarried widow of a veteran. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Premium payment” means wage payment over and above the basic salary rate for extraordinary conditions of employment, such as overtime and special tours of duty. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Probationary period” means the trial period of employment following certification and appointment to, or reemployment in, any position in the career service, including promotional positions. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Program” means: (1) a plan or scheme of administrative action designed for the accomplishment of a definite objective which is specific as to time-phasing of the work to be done and the means allocated for its accomplishment; (2) for budget and accounting purposes, a complete pl…

“Promotion” means a change of an employee from a position in one class to a position in a class having a higher salary range. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Public administration” means the activities of government to accomplish public goals. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Rating” means the act of classifying according to grade, class, rank, or other unit of measuring or evaluation. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Reassignment” means movement of an employee from one position to another position in the same class or grade or from one position to another position in a different class at the same grade. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Reduction-in-force” means a separation from service because of a lack of funds and/or work and/or reorganization and without cause on the part of the employee. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Reduction in salary” means placement of an employee’s salary at a lower step at the same or lower grade as a result of a disciplinary action. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Refresher training” means training for employees who lack up-to-date information, habits, or skills in an occupation in which they have been previously trained. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Register” means a list of eligible names established for employment or reemployment in a class. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Reinstatement” means appointment of an employee who has previously successfully completed his probationary period. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Related training” means instruction which is related to the job and provides knowledge and information concerning theoretical and technical aspects of the job, such as properties of materials used, applied science, mathematics, drawing. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 …

“Remedial training” means training given to employees for the purpose of correcting specific weaknesses in work performance. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Resignation” means a voluntary separation from employment. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Resources” is a term often used by management to describe these productive factors: labor, capital, and machinery. It includes personnel who do the work, and funds, equipment, and materials with which to work. The apportionment of available resources is a responsibility of the h…

“Retraining” means training given an employee to bring him up to date on new developments, techniques, or procedures in his present job. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Reversion” means voluntary or involuntary movement of an employee during a six-month trial service period to the lower class which he held prior to his last promotion. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Salary range” means a sequence of minimum, intervening, and maximum dollar amounts assigned to a specific class. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Screening committee” consists of three ASG or judiciary employees or any combination thereof, who have been appointed by the director to objectively review applications for classes of positions classified at grade 9 and above for which no comprehensive written, oral, or performa…

“Selecting authority” means the authority to select individuals for positions. Selecting authority differs from appointing authority in that the former can select individuals for employment but not offer them a position. The offer must come from the appointing authority in order …

“Selective certification” means the certification of eligibles possessing the special qualifications required for a specific position. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Seminar” means an advanced study group with selected members, each of whom investigates some aspects of a subject and reports thereon to the group, the members of which then discuss and” evaluate the findings. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Sick leave” means absence from duty because of illness or other disability or exposure to contagious disease. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Skill training” means development of a facile and well-integrated performance, usually associated with mechanical and motor responses, such as. those used in typing, glassblowing, and swimming. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Standard workday” means an assigned eight- hour work period. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Standard workweek” means 40 hours divided into five regular assigned eight-hour days within a seven-day period. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Supervisor” means any individual having substantial responsibility requiring the exercise of independent judgment who, on behalf of management, regularly participates in the performance of all or most of the following functions over at least three employees: promote, transfer, s…

“Suspension” means an enforced absence without pay for disciplinary purposes. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Temporary employment” means employment during the absence of a permanent employee on leave or for work done at a work- load peak and normally lasting for less than six months but not exceeding one year. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Termination” means separation from employment for reasons beyond the control of the employee. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Training aids” means any material or device which facilitates learning, such as movies, slides, posters, booklets, view graphs, audio-visual aids, etc. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Training committee” means a committee authorized to consider training problems and devise solutions, develop training policies, promote their acceptance, and advise management in the execution of those policies. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Training plan” means a method or scheme for obtaining a certain specific training objective, and containing the following information: (1) Objective of the training; (2) Who will be trained; (3) Name of instructor; (4) Schedule of meetings, etc.; (5) Outline of material to be pr…

“Training policy” means a statement defining the objectives and the responsibilities for training, the relation between training staff and other staff and operating officials, and the general procedures for organizing, operating, and evaluating a training program. History: Rule 1…

“Training timetable” means a form which lists the various tasks in a given organization or unit, and shows for each employee the tasks: (1) which he can perform adequately; (2) in which he is not to be trained during the period under consideration; and (3) in which he is to be tr…

“Transfer” means movement of a permanent employee from a position in one agency to a similar position in another agency and shall be subject to whichever provision applies; e.g., promotion, reassignment, or demotion. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Trial service period” means a six-month trial period of employment of a permanent employee beginning with the effective date of a promotion or demotion. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Tuition” means payment of appropriated funds to outside agents or agencies for instructional services; the fee charged by an instructor or school for instruction. “Tuition” does not include fees collected for defrayment of other or incidental expenses, such as registration fees,…

“Unassembled examination” means an examination in which the education, training, and experience of applicants is rated as set forth in their applications. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.0 (part).

“Veteran” means an individual who has served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of not less than 180 consecutive days, other than for training, and who has been separated from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions. History: Rule 10-81, eff …

“Work simplification” means a management technique for simplifying methods and procedures and eliminating waste of manpower, materials, equipment, and facilities. Process study, operation study, and layout study are phases of this subject. History: Rule 10-81, eff 29 Jul 81, § 2.…

In filling vacancies within the career service of the ASG, it is the policy that: (1) appointments and promotions to all positions shall be made solely on the basis of merit, fitness, length and quality of previous service, and relative skills, knowledge, and ability as shown by …

The director has primary responsibility for establishing and administering procedures for filling vacancies in compliance with appropriate federal and ASG rules. However, all employees and supervisors share responsibility for the successful operation of the system. (a) The direct…

Vacancies can either be filled competitively or noncompetitively. (a) Competitive procedures apply to the following types of actions: (1) Selection of a nongovernment employee to either a permanent or temporary appointment; (2) Promotion of an employee in the career service, exce…

In filling vacancies competitively, all recruitment efforts shall be conducted publicly in a manner which will attract a sufficient number of qualified persons to meet the needs of the career service. Vacancy notice and/or examination announcements shall be advertised and posted …

All applications shall be on a form prescribed by the office of manpower resources. The applicant’s signature shall certify the truth of the stated information. Applications shall remain under acting consideration by OMR for one year from the date received. (a) No information sha…

Accepted standards of personnel practice will be followed in screening applicants. Recruitment and examination staff may refuse to examine an applicant or, after examination, may disqualify such applicant or remove his name from a r1glster or refuse to certify any person otherwis…

The director or his designated representative shall determine, by uniform standards, the appropriate examination for a register for a class and the tests or combination of tests and relative weights to be assigned, ensuring at all times that the examinations are job-related. (a) …