Title 67, State Officers and Employees

67-19a-203. Rulemaking authority. (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the administrator may make rules governing: (a) definitions of terms, phrases, and words used in the grievance process established by this chapter; (b) what matters …

67-19a-204. Administrator -- Powers. (1) In conjunction with any inquiry, investigation, hearing, or other proceeding, the administrator may: (a) administer an oath; (b) certify an official act; (c) subpoena a witness, document, and other evidence; and (d) grant a continuance as …

67-19a-205. Employment transfer. At any point during the grievance process, the employer and the employee may mutually agree to a transfer of the employee to another equivalent position, if and to the extent that such a position is available, in accordance with division rules for…

67-19a-301. Charges submissible under grievance procedure. (1) This grievance procedure may only be used by career service employees who are not: (a) public applicants for a position with the state's work force; (b) public employees of the state's political subdivisions; (c) publ…

67-19a-302. Levels of procedure. (1) The administration of all grievances under Subsection 67-19a-202(1) occurs on the following four levels: (a) Level 1 - the supervisor; (b) Level 2 - the division director or the director's designee; (c) Level 3 - the agency director or the dir…

67-19a-303. Employees' rights in grievance procedure. (1) For the purpose of submitting and advancing a grievance, a career service employee, or a reporting employee alleging retaliatory action, may: (a) obtain assistance by a representative of the employee's choice to act as an …

67-19a-401. Time limits for submission and advancement of grievance by aggrieved employee -- Voluntary termination of employment -- Group grievances. (1) An aggrieved career service employee and the person to whom the grievance is directed may agree in writing to waive or extend …

67-19a-402. Procedural steps to be followed by aggrieved employee. (1)(a) Subject to the provisions and levels of procedure provided in Section 67-19a-302, a career service employee who has a grievance shall submit the grievance in writing to: (i) the employee's supervisor; and (…

67-19a-402.5. Procedural steps to be followed by reporting employee alleging retaliatory action. (1) A reporting employee who desires to assert an administrative grievance of retaliatory action: (a) shall submit the grievance in writing within 30 days after the day on which the r…

67-19a-403. Advancement of grievance to administrator -- Initial hearing. (1) At any time after a career service employee submits a written grievance to the administrator under Subsection 67-19a-402(4), the administrator may attempt to settle the grievance informally by conferenc…

67-19a-404. Evidentiary hearing. (1) If the administrator determines that the office has authority to review the grievance, the administrator shall: (a) appoint a hearing officer to adjudicate the grievance; and (b) set a date for the evidentiary hearing that is either: (i) not l…

67-19a-405. Prehearing conference. (1) The administrator may require the presence of each party, the representatives of each party, and other designated persons at a prehearing conference. (2) At the conference, the administrator may require the parties to: (a) identify which all…

67-19a-406. Procedural steps to be followed by aggrieved employee -- Hearing before hearing officer -- Evidentiary and procedural rules. (1)(a) The administrator shall record the hearing and preserve the record. (b) The recording of the proceedings and all exhibits, briefs, motio…

67-19a-501. Procedural steps to be followed in an administrative review of an abusive conduct investigation. (1) An employee of a state executive branch agency, as defined in Section 67-26-102, may, under Subsection 67-19a-202(3), initiate an administrative review of the findings…