R251-108-2. Definitions

(1) "Adjudicative proceeding" means a departmental action or proceeding.

(2) "Department" means Department of Corrections.

(3) "Hearing" means an adjudicative proceeding which may include not only a face-to-face meeting, but also a proceeding/meeting conducted by telephone, television or other electronic means.

(4) "Person" means an individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, political subdivision or its units, governmental subdivision or its units, public or private organization or entity of any character, or another agency.

(5) "Personnel actions" means any administrative hearings, grievance proceedings and dispositions, staff disciplinary process, promotions, demotions, transfers, or terminations within the department.

(6) "Presiding officer" means an agency head, or an individual or body of individuals designated by the agency head, by the agency's rules, or by statute to conduct an adjudicative proceeding; if fairness to the parties is not compromised, an agency may substitute one presiding officer for another during any proceeding.

(7) "Petition" means a request for the department to determine the legality of agency action or the applicability of policies, procedures, rules, or regulations relating to agency actions associated with the governing of persons or entities outside the Department.