“Classified employee” or “employee” means a regular full-time or regular part-time employee of an organization who: (i) does not meet the duties test for exempt status under the provisions of the Fair Labor St而且ards Act; 而且 (ii) is not otherwise a nonclassified employee designated pursuant to subdivision (11) of this section:  Provided, 任何在1月1日被列为机密雇员的组织雇员, 2017, 除非根据本节第(11)款第(a)至(D)款的规定被视为非保密雇员，否则保留该身份.

“非机密雇员”是指, 符合下列一项或多项标准的组织雇员:

(A)在部门或组织一级担任直接决策职务;

(B)直接向总统或组织首席执行官报告;

(C)根据理事会通过的政策或决定，总统或其指定人员认为其职位对该机构至关重要;

(D)从事信息技术相关的工作;

(E) 7月1日后被录用, 2017, 而且 meets the duties test for exempt status under the provisions of the Fair Labor St而且ards Act at the time of hire or anytime thereafter; or

(F)截至2017年1月1日处于非机密职位.

除非聘用机构另有规定, 非机密雇员根据组织的意愿和意愿服务, 哪些权力可以通过董事会的行为授权.