R671-102-2. Definitions

  (1) "ADA Coordinator" means the Board's Administrative Coordinator, assigned by the Board's Chairperson to investigate and facilitate the prompt and equitable resolution of complaints filed by qualified persons with disabilities. The ADA Coordinator may also be a representative of the Department of Human Resource Management assigned to the Board.

  (2) "Board" means the Board of Pardons and Parole created by Utah Const. Art. 7, Section 12(1), and Utah Code Ann. Section 77-27-2(1).

  (3) "Chairperson" as provided in Utah Code Ann. Subsection 77-27-4(1), means the Board's Chairperson.

  (4) "Designee" means an individual appointed by the Board's Chairperson, or the Board's Vice-Chairperson, to investigate allegations of ADA non-compliance in the event the ADA Coordinator is unable or unwilling to conduct an investigation for any reason, including a conflict of interest. A designee does not have to be an employee of the Board; however, the designee must have a working knowledge of the responsibilities and obligations required of employers and employees by the ADA.

  (5) "Disability" means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual; a record of such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment.

  (6) "Major life activities" include caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, and working. A major life activity also includes the operation of major bodily function, such as functions of the immune system, normal cell growth, digestive, bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive functions.

  (7) "Qualified Individual" means an individual who meets the essential eligibility requirements for the receipt of services or the participation in programs or activities provided by the Board. A "qualified individual" is also one who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the employment position that individual holds or desires.

  (8) "Vice-Chairperson," as provided in Utah Code Ann. Subsection 77-27-4(2), means the Board's Vice-Chairperson.