HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                    1465

(a)  As used in this subtitle, the following words have the
meanings indicated.

(b)  "Day" means, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED, a working
day, Monday through Friday, regardless of work schedule, weekend
work, or midweek days off.

(c)  "Grievance" means any cause of complaint arising
between a classified employee and his employer on a matter
concerning discipline, alleged discrimination, promotion,
assignment, or interpretation or application of University rules
or departmental procedures over which the University management
has control. However, if the complaint pertains to the general
level of wages, wage patterns, fringe benefits, or to other broad
areas of financial management and staffing, it is not a grievable
issue.

13-1A-03.

(a) IF, FOLLOWING INFORMAL DISCUSSION WITH THE SUPERVISOR,
A DISPUTE REMAINS UNRESOLVED, THE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE IS

AVAILABLE. There are [five] THREE steps in the grievance
procedure.

(b) (1) Step One. Step one is the initiation of a
complaint. Grievances shall be initiated within 30 CALENDAR days
of the action involved, or within 30 CALENDAR days of the
employee having reasonable knowledge of the act, unless these
time limits are further delimited as stated in § 13-1A-05.
Appeals within the grievance procedure shall be timed from
receipt of the written opinion of management or from when such
opinion is due, whichever comes first. An aggrieved employee or
[his] THE EMPLOYEE'S designated representative may [either:

(i) Present his grievance orally to his designated
supervisor for the purpose of informal discussion. If the
grievance is unresolved after 3 days, the employee may appeal to
step two. The appeal shall be in writing and shall be filed
within 3 days; or

(ii) Present his] PRESENT THE grievance in writing to [his

designated supervisor] THE DEPARTMENT HEAD OR CHAIRMAN OR

DESIGNEE for formal consideration. If the grievance is presented
to the [designated supervisor] DEPARTMENT HEAD OR CHAIRMAN OR
DESIGNEE, within 5 days after the receipt of the written
grievance [he shall hold] a conference SHALL BE HELD with the
aggrieved or [his] THE EMPLOYEE'S designated representative and
within 5 days after the conclusion of the conference [render his]
A decision SHALL BE RENDERED in writing to the aggrieved or [his]
THE EMPLOYEE'S designated representative. If the aggrieved
employee is not satisfied with the decision rendered at this
step, [he or his] THE EMPLOYEE OR THE EMPLOYEE'S designated
representative may appeal in writing to step two within 5 days.