Utah Code 63A-17-601. Grievance resolution — Jurisdiction

63A-17-601. Grievance resolution — Jurisdiction.

(1)	Employees shall comply with the procedural and jurisdictional requirements of this section, Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, and Chapter 19a, Grievance Procedures, in seeking resolution of grievances.

Agency: means any department or unit of Utah state government with authority to employ personnel. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(2)	All grievances based upon a claim or charge of injustice or oppression, including dismissal from employment, resulting from an act, occurrence, commission, or condition shall be governed by Title 67, Chapter 19a, Grievance Procedures, and Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.

(3)	All grievances involving classification shall be governed by Section 63A-17-602 and are designated as informal adjudicative proceedings as defined by Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.

(4)	All grievances by applicants for positions in state government involving an alleged discriminatory or prohibited employment practice shall be governed by Section 63A-17-603 and Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.

(5)	A “grievance” under this chapter is a request for agency action for purposes of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 344, 2021 General Session