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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 11.02.03.01" title_num="11" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="03" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Allotted leave” means a benefit which the Department is either required to provide, for example, personal leave, or which the Department has the option of providing, for example, advanced sick leave.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(1-1)">
      <text>“Disaster service leave” means leave with pay that may be allotted to an employee to serve during a disaster.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(1-2)">
      <text>“Donated leave” means leave donated under the Employee-to-Employee Leave Donation Program specified in Regulation .15 of this chapter by one employee to another employee for a serious and prolonged medical condition.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Earned leave” means a benefit which an employee obtains by performing work, for example, annual leave.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Employee” means a member of the Career Service, Commission Plan, or Executive Service.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Full-time employee” means an employee whose standard workweek is at least 40 hours during a 7-day period between Wednesday and Tuesday.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Leave” means an approved absence from work, with a minimum use rate of 0.1 hour.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5-1)">
      <text>“Leave bank leave” means leave granted to an employee who is a member of the State Employees' Leave Bank, as specified in Regulation .15 of this chapter, for a serious and prolonged medical condition.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Leave with pay” means leave during which an employee receives compensation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Leave without pay” means leave during which an employee does not receive cash compensation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Overtime” means time spent performing work in excess of 40 hours during a 7-day period between Wednesday and Tuesday or in excess of a tour of duty designated by the appointing authority or the appointing authority's designee for law enforcement or fire protection personnel.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Part-time employee” means an employee whose standard work hours are less than 40 hours per workweek, and whose fringe benefits are prorated to the extent applicable by law.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Workday” means the number of hours specified by an appointing authority or the appointing authority's designee in an employee work schedule.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>