Agency Head or Designee. The Director/Agency Head of a Department employing persons within the bargaining unit or his/her designee. Emergency - Escape, riot, fire, hostage situation, natural disaster, or other similar situation, declared by the Director, which threatens or may threaten the security of the institution, work area or safety of the public, employees and/or offenders, others. Employee - An employee in a regular full-time or part-time position. Employer - The State of Nebraska and shall not include any political subdivision thereof. Fiscal Year - Shall mean the fiscal year of the State of Nebraska (July 1 - June 30). Patrol - The Nebraska State Patrol. Personnel Files or Personnel Records - The official personnel records of bargaining unit members which are maintained at the Agency. Policies and Procedures - The formal, written policies and procedures of the employing agency. Service Anniversary Date - The service date is the date of hire for a new employee. The service date for rehired employees shall be adjusted by the number of calendar days absent if reemployed within one year. Suspensions without pay and leaves of absence which exceed 30 calendar days (except military leave) also require adjustment of the service date. Employees who left state service for other than disciplinary reasons and return within one year shall be given credit for previous state service by having their service date reinstated minus the amount of time absent. The service anniversary date shall be the date used for calculating vacation and sick leave accumulation. Superintendent - The Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol.
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