December 18, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Walsh, Knollenberg, Scripps, Haines, Moss, Marleau, Haugh, Agema and Denby and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to consolidate certain state human resource operations
in the department of management and budget; to create certain
offices; and to impose certain duties and responsibilities on
certain state officials and employees.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"consolidated human resource operations act".
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Department" means the department of management and
budget.
(b) "Executive branch" means the executive branch of state
government, excluding the department of attorney general and the
department of state.
(c) "Office" means the office of human resource operations
created in the department.
(d) "State personnel director" means the principal executive
officer of the civil service commission.
Sec. 3. (1) The office of human resource operations is created
within the department. The office shall be headed by the state
personnel director.
(2) The office shall lead state efforts to consolidate and
reorganize all human resource operations within the executive
branch into the office. Upon completion of the consolidation and
reorganization, all human resource operations authority, power,
duties, functions, responsibilities, personnel, equipment, and
budgeting resources in the executive branch, including payroll and
benefit administration shall be conducted by the office.
Sec. 4. Not later than 120 days after the effective date of
this act, the state personnel director shall create, develop, and
implement a business plan and otherwise assist the office in
consolidating and reorganizing all human resource operations in the
executive branch into the office not later than September 30, 2010.
The business plan shall outline and describe the duties,
responsibilities, authority, powers, functions, personnel,
equipment, and budgetary resources involved in the human resource
operation of the executive branch as they are consolidated and
reorganized into the office and specifically describe how
redundancies shall be eliminated and how efficiencies shall be
increased. The business plan shall also include a timetable for the
consolidation and reorganization and an organizational chart of
human resource operations in the executive branch as they are
consolidated and reorganized into the office.
Sec. 5. Not later than September 30, 2010, the office shall do
all of the following:
(a) The office shall develop standard operating procedures and
policies that all executive branch human resource employees shall
follow as they conduct their human resource activities.
(b) The office shall develop service level agreements within
the executive branch to ensure quality human resource services.
(c) The office shall determine the true costs of providing
human resource services before the consolidation and
reorganization.
(d) The office shall develop and use specific measurements to
determine the true costs of human resource services after the
consolidation and reorganization. As used in this subdivision,
"true costs" means the total monetary value of all personnel,
equipment, software, hardware, supplies, services, utilities,
postage, rent, and time and attendance collection of the
department.
Sec. 6. All executive branch departments and state agencies
shall cooperate with the office in completing its mission of
providing quality human resource services.
Sec. 7. (1) The state personnel director shall provide the
house government operating committee and the senate government
operations and reform committee with a report as to progress of
consolidating and reorganizing human resource operations in the
office every 3 months beginning 3 months after the effective date
of this act until completion of the consolidation and
reorganization.
(2) Upon completion of the consolidation and reorganization,
the state personnel director shall provide the house government
operations committee and the senate government operations and
reform committee with a report on the total savings achieved, the
reduction in state employees, if any, due to the consolidation and
reorganization, and the current status of human resource services
in the office every 6 months for 18 months following consolidation
and reorganization.