{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-67-19a-302","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 67-19a-302","heading":"Levels of procedure.","body":"(1) The administration of all grievances under Subsection 67-19a-202(1) occurs on the following four levels:\n(a) Level 1 - the supervisor;\n(b) Level 2 - the division director or the director's designee;\n(c) Level 3 - the agency director or the director's designee; and\n(d) Level 4 - the office.\n(2)\n(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), Section 67-19a-402.5, and Section 67-19a-501, and subject to applicable time limits as provided in this chapter, an employee:\n(i) shall file a grievance at the lowest level described in Subsection (1) that has not already issued a decision, taken action, or declined to address the subject of the grievance; and\n(ii) may proceed for further review of a grievance in accordance with Section 67-19a-402.\n(b) If a supervisor or division director is a subject of a grievance or complaint, the employee may proceed directly to Level 2 or Level 3, respectively.\n(c) An employee may not file a grievance that asks the same manager or a lower-level manager to reconsider a previously made decision.\n(3) A career service employee may advance all grievances to Level 3.\n(4) In accordance with Section 67-19a-402.5 and subject to Section 67-21-4, a reporting employee may file a grievance alleging retaliatory action directly at Level 4.","path":["Title 67 State Officers and Employees","Chapter 67-19a Grievance Procedures","Part 67-19a-3 Grievance Procedures"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title67/Chapter19a/67-19a-S302.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"c106361208970acd81347214a548277cd43929e1ed36cab9743cfac45ef8a429","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-67-19a-301","next":"us-ut/utah-code-67-19a-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}