# ORS § 240.015: 240.015 Definitions

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T22_C240_S240.015

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 240.015
- **Heading:** 240.015 Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 22 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.015

## Text

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Personnel Division.

(2) “Appointing authority” means an officer or agency having power to make appointments to positions in the state service.

(3) “Board” means the Employment Relations Board.

(4) “Class” or “classification” means a group of positions in the state classified service sufficiently alike in duties, authority and responsibilities that the same qualifications may reasonably be required for, and the same schedule of pay can be equitably applied to, all positions in the group.

(5) “Division” means, except in the phrase “division of the service,” the Personnel Division referred to in ORS 240.055 (Personnel Division) .

(6) “Division of the service” means a state department or any division or branch thereof, any agency of the state government, or any branch of the state service, all the positions in which are under the same appointing authority.

(7) “Job-sharing position” means a full-time position in the classified service that is classified as one that may be held by more than one individual on a shared time basis whereby the individuals holding the position work less than full-time.

(8) “Regular employee” means an employee who has been appointed to a position in the classified service in accordance with this chapter after completing the trial service period.

(9) “State service” means all offices and positions in the employ of the state other than those of commissioned, warrant and enlisted personnel in the military and naval services thereof. However, as provided in ORS 396.330 (Employees of military department) , the term includes members of the Oregon National Guard or Oregon Civil Defense Force who are not serving pursuant to provisions of Title 10 or 32 of the United States Code and who are employed as state employees in the Oregon Military Department. [Amended by 1959 c.690 §1; 1969 c.80 §30; 1975 c.147 §9; 1979 c.302 §4; 1979 c.468 §4a; 1995 c.114 §1; 2005 c.22 §182; 2017 c.472 §2]

Source: Section 240.015 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors240.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 240.005 240.005 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T22_C240_S240.005.md)
- [ORS § 240.010 240.010 Purpose of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T22_C240_S240.010.md)
- [ORS § 240.011 240.011 Policy on public service contracts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T22_C240_S240.011.md)
- [ORS § 240.012 240.012 Job sharing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T22_C240_S240.012.md)
- [ORS § 240.013 240.013 Job-sharing positions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T22_C240_S240.013.md)
- [ORS § 240.015 240.015 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T22_C240_S240.015.md)
- [ORS § 240.055 240.055 Personnel Division](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T22_C240_S240.055.md)
- [ORS § 240.057 240.057 Administrator of Personnel Division](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T22_C240_S240.057.md)
- [ORS § 240.060 240.060 Employment Relations Board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T22_C240_S240.060.md)
- [ORS § 240.065 240.065 Appointment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T22_C240_S240.065.md)
- [ORS § 240.071 240.071 Compensation and expenses of members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T22_C240_S240.071.md)
- [ORS § 240.075 240.075 Removal of members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T22_C240_S240.075.md)
- [ORS § 240.080 240.080 Chairperson appointed by Governor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T22_C240_S240.080.md)
- [ORS § 240.086 240.086 Duties of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T22_C240_S240.086.md)

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