HOUSE BILL No. 4324


     February 13, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Harder, Bogardus, Hanley, Hale, Green, DeHart, Baade, Cropsey, Leland, Brewer, Curtis, Cherry, Willard, Gire, Olshove and Wetters and referred to the Committee on Public Retirement.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 325, entitled

   "An act to provide for a suggestion awards program; and to pre-
   scribe the duties of the department of civil service,"

   by amending sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 (MCL 38.1161, 38.1162,

   38.1163, and 38.1164).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 1.  As used in this act:

 2         (a) "Board" means the suggestion awards board.

 3         (b) "Department" means the department of civil service.

 4         (c) "Director" means the director of the department.

 5         (D) "RETIRED STATE EMPLOYEE" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS A

 6    STATE EMPLOYEE AND IS RECEIVING A RETIREMENT BENEFIT FROM THIS

 7    STATE.

 8         (E)  (d)  "State employee" means a classified or

 9    unclassified member of the state civil service or an unclassified



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 1    employee of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of

 2    state government.

 3         Sec. 2.  (1) The department may establish a suggestion

 4    awards board within the department to consist of 5 members

 5    appointed by the director.  If established, the director shall

 6    select the members from a list of state employees.  Not more than

 7    1 nominee shall be from the same state department.

 8         (2) The terms of the members, except to fill vacancies

 9    occurring other than by expiration of term, shall be 2 years from

10    the date of appointment.  A vacancy in the office of a member,

11    occurring other than by expiration of term, shall be filled by

12    the director, or his OR HER designee, for the balance of the

13    term.  Not more than 1 member shall be from the same state

14    department.  The members shall elect a chairperson of the board.

15         (3) The board shall DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

16         (a) Develop a plan for evaluating suggestions made by state

17    employees OR RETIRED STATE EMPLOYEES, including the establishment

18    of guidelines for the type of award to be made within the limits

19    of section 5.

20         (b)  Be  PERFORM the final  reviewer  REVIEW of an award

21     which  THAT is greater than  $100.00  $500.00 and of any sugges-

22    tion  which includes a grievance  THAT IS APPEALED.

23         (c) Prepare the rules for promulgation by the department

24    under section 6 for the operation of the plan under subdivision

25    (a).







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 1         Sec. 3.  (1) If a board is established under section 2, the

 2    director shall appoint a suggestion administrator from the

 3    employees of the department.

 4         (2) The suggestion administrator shall be responsible FOR

 5    ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

 6         (a)  For the  THE administrative supervision and promotion

 7    of the suggestion awards program.

 8         (b)  For the  THE final review of an award  which  THAT is

 9    not greater than  $100.00  $500.00 OR ITS EQUIVALENT.

10         (c)  For the  THE submission of quarterly reports to the

11    appropriation committees in the house of representatives and the

12    senate, to the house and senate fiscal agencies, and to the

13    department of management and budget regarding the number and

14    nature of suggestions submitted and adopted, including the esti-

15    mated savings involved with each suggestion adopted.  The report

16     on an adopted suggestion having an estimated savings of

17     $10,000.00 or more shall set forth the department, division, and

18     bureau affected; the situation which gave rise to the suggestion;

19     the proposed change; and analysis of the suggestion by the

20     affected department; the basis used in determining the savings;

21     and any other information which may be beneficial to the report. 

22         (d)  For the  THE submission to the board OF a suggestion

23     for which  THAT is recommended FOR an award of more than

24     $100.00  $500.00 or its equivalent.

25         (3) THE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (2)(C) SHALL SET

26    FORTH ALL THE FOLLOWING ON AN ADOPTED SUGGESTION THAT HAS AN

27    ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF $10,000.00 OR MORE:



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 1         (A) THE DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, AND BUREAU AFFECTED.

 2         (B) THE SITUATION THAT GAVE RISE TO THE SUGGESTION.

 3         (C) THE PROPOSED CHANGE AND ANALYSIS OF THE SUGGESTION BY

 4    THE AFFECTED DEPARTMENT.

 5         (D) THE BASIS USED IN DETERMINING THE SAVINGS.

 6         (E) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED BENEFICIAL

 7    TO THE REPORT.

 8         Sec. 4.  (1) If a board is established under section 2, the

 9    head of each state department shall establish a committee  to

10     consist of 3  WITH AN UNEVEN NUMBER OF members who are employees

11    of the state department and who  shall be  ARE appointed by the

12    head of the state department.  THE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE NO LESS

13    THAN 3 MEMBERS AND NOT MORE THAN 11 MEMBERS BASED ON NEED AS

14    DETERMINED BY THE HEAD OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT. The committee

15    shall review the suggestions  which  THAT pertain to the opera-

16    tions of that state department.

17         (2) The committee, without undue delay, shall report to the

18    suggestion administrator concerning each suggestion submitted.

19    The report shall contain  an  ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

20         (A) AN analysis of the suggestion.  ; the 

21         (B) THE reasons for approval or disapproval.  ; if 

22         (C) IF approved, the estimated savings  ; if approved, a 

23    AND recommended award.  ; and any 

24         (D) ANY other necessary information  which  THAT may be

25    required by this act or a rule promulgated under this act.







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