Definitions
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- Executive Department
- Text status
- Westlaw Inline Boundary Correction
- Compiled text through
- Jul 31, 2022
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- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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- Jun 6, 2026
For the purpose of this Part, certain terms are defined as follows:
The minimum salary stated in the appropriate salary schedule for each of the salary grades applicable to employees covered by this Part.
The maximum salary stated in the appropriate salary schedule for each of the salary grades applicable to employees covered by this Part.
The dollar difference between the hiring rate and the job rate of the salary grade on the appropriate salary schedule.
An increase in the basic annual salary rate of an employee who is below the job rate of the salary grade on the appropriate salary schedule based on an assessment of the employee's performance as provided for in this Part.
A term as defined in the performance evaluation system developed and administered by the State and used to describe an employee's performance.
The immediate supervisor of the employee to be rated. This individual is directly responsible for evaluating the performance of an employee.
The member of management (i.e., an employee who has been designated as managerial pursuant to article 14 of the Civil Service Law) to whom the evaluator reports or who is immediately responsible for the functions which are under the evaluator's supervision.
The specific tasks, assignments, activities and objectives to be accomplished by an employee during the period of evaluation, the standards by which the employee's performance will be evaluated, the training and development activities to be accomplished by the employee during the period of evaluation, and the standards by which the employee's progress in those developmental activities will be determined.
A written evaluation of an employee's performance, including a narrative which relates the employee's performance to the performance standards specified in the performance program, a rating of the employee's performance and recommendations concerning personnel actions, performance advances, training and development activities, and other actions deemed appropriate by the evaluator based on the employee's performance.
A system which provides for movement from step-to-step of the salary schedule at the rate of one step upon completion of each year of service in grade where performance was evaluated as higher than unsatisfactory or the equivalent.
Positions equated to a grade as shown on the certificate of approval for the position, a budget director's approval form signed by the Director of the Budget or his designee, or the appropriate classification form (CC-4) signed by the Director of the Budget or his designee.
The date of appointment or promotion to employee's current salary grade.