September 6, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Gosselin, Garfield, Drolet, Pastor and Marleau and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 325, entitled
"An act to provide for and implement a suggestion awards program
and a quality recognition system; and to prescribe the duties of
certain state departments and agencies,"
by amending sections 1 and 3 (MCL 38.1161 and 38.1163), as amended
by 1998 PA 119.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. As used in this act:
(a) "Board" or "recognition board" means the recognition board
established in section 2.
(b)
"Department" means the department of management and
budget
civil service.
(c)
"Director" means the state
personnel director of the
department
or his or her designee.
(d) "Process improvement" is a recommended improvement that is
concisely written and identifies a problem, situation, or
opportunity for improvement, together with a recommendation for a
remedy. The improvement must be implemented and bring about
measurable organizational success for this state.
(e) "Retired state employee" means an individual who has
retired from state service and is receiving a retirement benefit
from either the defined benefits or defined contributions
retirement plans sponsored by this state.
(f) "State employee" means a classified member of the state
civil service or an unclassified employee of the executive,
legislative, or judicial branch of state government.
(g) "Value added behavior" means a positive contribution by a
person that advances the implementation of a process improvement or
otherwise assists in the advancement of overall organizational
success.
Sec. 3. (1) The director shall appoint a recognition
administrator from the employees of the department.
(2) The recognition administrator shall be responsible for all
of the following:
(a) The administrative supervision and promotion of the
employee, retired state employee, and department and agency
recognition systems in a cooperative relationship with the
recognition board and all state departments.
(b) The provision of support services to all state department
and agency recognition systems.
(c) The final review of process improvements, value added
behaviors, and the resulting recognition actions valued at $500.00
or less.
(d) The submission of quarterly reports on recognition
activities to the chairs of the appropriation committees and the
government operations committees in the house of representatives
and the senate, to the house and senate fiscal agencies, and to the
department.
(e) The submission to the board of process improvements, value
added behaviors, and the resulting recognition actions valued at
more than $500.00.
(3) Information to be contained in the report required under
subsection (2)(d) shall be established by the recognition board and
shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(a) A list of every recommended improvement received during
the reporting period, whether or not the recommended improvement
was implemented.
(b) The results of each implemented recommended improvement.