§ 2-18-701

2-18-701. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) 'Dependent' has the meaning provided in 33-22-140. (2) 'Employee', as the term applies to a person employed in the executive, judicial, or legislative branches of state government, means: (a) a permanent full-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601; (b) a permanent part-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601, who is regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more a week; (c) a seasonal full-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601, who is regularly scheduled to work 6 months or more a year or who works for a continuous period of more than 6 months a year although not regularly scheduled to do so; (d) a seasonal part-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601, who is regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more a week for 6 months or more a year or who works 20 hours or more a week for a continuous period of more than 6 months a year although not regularly scheduled to do so; (e) elected officials; (f) officers and permanent employees of the legislative branch; (g) judges and permanent employees of the judicial branch; (h) academic, professional, and administrative personnel having individual contracts under

nd permanent employees of the legislative branch; (g) judges and permanent employees of the judicial branch; (h) academic, professional, and administrative personnel having individual contracts under the authority of the board of regents of higher education or the state board of public education; (i) a temporary full-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601: (i) who is regularly scheduled to work more than 6 months a year; (ii) who works for a continuous period of more than 6 months a year although not regularly scheduled to do so; or (iii) whose temporary status is defined through collective bargaining; (j) a temporary part-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601: (i) who is regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more a week for 6 months or more a year; (ii) who works 20 hours or more a week for a continuous period of more than 6 months a year although not regularly scheduled to do so; or (iii) whose temporary status is defined through collective bargaining; (k) a full-time short-term worker, as provided in 2-18-101 and 2-18-601, who is in a position that does not recur each year; (l) a part-time short-term worker, as provided in 2-18-101 and 2-18-601, who is regularly scheduled to

orker, as provided in 2-18-101 and 2-18-601, who is in a position that does not recur each year; (l) a part-time short-term worker, as provided in 2-18-101 and 2-18-601, who is regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more a week in a position that does not recur each year; and (m) a part-time or full-time employee of the state compensation insurance fund. As used in this subsection, 'part-time or full-time employee of the state compensation insurance fund' means an employee eligible for inclusion in the state employee group benefit plans under the rules of the department of administration. History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 174, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 83, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 200, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 220, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 382, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 188, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 359, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 437, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 259, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 563, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1024(5); amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 678, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 421, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 171, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 314, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 75, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 356, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 175, L. 2017.