Corrective and Disciplinary Action - POLICY

Idaho
Department of
Correction

Policy
Title:
Corrective and Disciplinary Action

Page:
1 of 2

Control Number:
205
Version:
3.0
Adopted:
01-01-1987

Henry Atencio, deputy director, approved this document on 2/17/2015.
Open to the public: Yes No
Redacted version available: Yes No
Revision Summary
Revision date (02/17/2015) version 3.0:
 Update format
 Correct titles
BOARD OF CORRECTION IDAPA RULE NUMBER
None.
POLICY STATEMENT
It is the policy of the Board of Correction that corrective or disciplinary measures be
administered in a fair and reasonable manner when an employee’s performance or conduct
does not meet Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) standards.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to communicate the Board’s philosophy in regards to
administering corrective or disciplinary actions and provide guidance and authorization in
the development and implementation of the corrective and disciplinary action system for the
IDOC.
SCOPE
This policy applies to all procedures created under the authority of this policy and to all
managers, supervisors, and employees of the IDOC.
RESPONSIBILITY
The director of the IDOC and the Manager of Human Resources (HR) are responsible for
overseeing the implementation of this policy and the development and implementation of a
standard operating procedure (SOP) for a progressive corrective and disciplinary action
system.
At a minimum, the following conditions must be addressed in the SOP:
 The basis and applicability of progressive corrective and disciplinary actions;
 Corrective actions, their use, and documentation;
 Disciplinary actions, their use, and documentation;
Control Number:
205
Version:
3.0
Title:
Corrective and Disciplinary Action
Page Number:
2 of 2

Idaho Department of Correction
 Due process procedures;
 Performance improvement plans; and
 Relevance to performance evaluations.
REFERENCES
None
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