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Promotion - The upward movement of an employee to a class which has a salary range maximum
that is two or more salary steps higher than the maximum of the current class or which requires an
increase of two (2) or more steps to pay the employee at the minimum of the new range.
Provisional Appointment - An appointment authorized when no fully-qualified person is suitable
or available for appointment. Appointment may not normally exceed 12 months. Person must be
qualified in all respects except for completion of a licensure or certification requirement.
Qualified - For the purpose of position qualifications, qualified means the employee has the jobrelated
knowledge, skills and abilities required for initial appointment to the position and necessary
for satisfactory performance of the job. See also Appendix P.
Reallocation - See Article 12, Section 9.
Reclassification - Change in the allocation of a position to a higher, lower or equivalent class.
Recomparison - A change in the classification to which a vacant or occupied position in the
unclassified service is compared (allocated). The new job class may be higher, lower, or equal, but
the position and incumbent, if any, remain unclassified.
Re-instatement - The rehire of a former or current permanent or probationary classified state
employee, into a vacancy in a previously held class, within four years of separation from the class.
Related Classes - As determined by Minnesota Management & Budget or Appointing Authority,
those classes which are similar in nature and character of work performed and which require
similar qualifications. See Article 4, Section 1E.
Resumix – The software currently used by the State as an applicant tracking database, a source
for recruiting both internal and external candidates for State jobs, and as a selection tool to be
used as part of the hiring process.
Routine Service – Routine Service Positions are as defined in Minn. Stat. § 43A.15, Subd. 10.
Seniority Unit - Defines the area in which an employee may bid and from which an employee is
laid off. See Appendix G.
Seniority Unit Layoff List - See Article 15, Sec. 3H (1).
Short Term Disability - See Article 19, Sec. 7B.
State Seniority - See Article 4, Sec. 1A.
Student Worker - Students in secondary, post-secondary and graduate study who are employed
in the unclassified service to assist them in reaching identifiable educational goals. Appointment
may be up to 36 months in duration.
Tennessen Warning - An explanation provided under M.S. 13.04 of the Data Practices Act when
someone is asked to supply private or confidential data to a state agency. The warning must
identify: (a) the purpose and intended use of the data; (b) whether the individual may refuse or is
legally required to supply the requested data; (c) any consequence arising from supplying/refusing
to supply the data; and (d) the identity of persons authorized by law to receive the data.
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