"Act" means the public employer-employee relations act K.S.A. 75-4321 et seq. and amendments thereto. Terms used in these rules shall have the same meaning as defined in the act unless their context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (b) "Party" means any public employee, employee organization, or public employer filing a complaint, petition, or application under the act or these rules; any public employee, employee organization or public employer named as a party in a complaint or petition filed under the act or these rules; any person, organization or public employer whose timely motion to intervene in a proceeding has been granted who has been permitted to intervene in a proceeding under the act or these rules; or any person, employee organization or public employer that has been joined as a necessary party in a complaint or petition filed under the act or these rules by order of the board or presiding officer.
2. (c) Pleading—For purposes of these rules and regulations, pleadings shall include any petition, complaint, answer, motion, application, or notice.

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 75-4323(d); effective, E-72-29, Sept. 29, 1972; effective Jan. 1, 1973; amended May 1, 1975; amended July 30, 1990.)