§ 21-11-103. Employee Suggestion System established
There is established a program to be known as the “Employee Suggestion System” to encourage the development of ideas for improving the economy and efficiency of state government, to grant awards for ideas of proper merit, and to implement them in the governmental process.
§ 21-11-104. Rules — Procedure for submission of suggestions
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services, or his or her designee, is directed to develop and adopt rules in accordance with this chapter for the administration of the Employee Suggestion System. (b) (1) The rules shall provide for the direct submission of all suggestions to the Office of Personnel Management’s […]
§ 21-11-105. Suggestion Award Board
(a) (1) There is created the Suggestion Award Board. (2) The membership of the board shall consist of the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services, the State Personnel Administrator, who shall serve as chair, and the cochairs of the Legislative Council. (b) The decisions of the board regarding suggestions, awards, and appeals […]
§ 21-11-106. Reports by Personnel Director
(a) The Personnel Director shall prepare and annually transmit a report detailing the operations of the Employee Suggestion System, including an accounting of all awards granted and any other information deemed appropriate by the director and the Governor. (b) (1) The director shall submit monthly to the Suggestion Award Board a list of all suggestions […]
§ 21-11-107. Awards for suggestions
(a) (1) (A) Any monetary award granted for a suggestion which may improve the economy and efficiency of state government shall be the greater of one hundred dollars ($100) or ten percent (10%) of the amount of savings. (B) However, the monetary award shall be limited to a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) unless […]
§ 21-11-108. Payment of awards
(a) When it is determined by the Personnel Director that a monetary award is to be made under the rules of the Employee Suggestion System, he or she shall certify the amount to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. (b) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall cause a transfer to be made […]
§ 21-11-109. Funding
(a) No agency, board, or commission shall receive additional appropriations or funds to carry out this chapter except the Office of Personnel Management, which shall be allocated funds and appropriations to administer it. (b) All monetary awards prescribed in § 21-11-107(a) shall be made from the amount of appropriated money saved by the suggestions of […]
§ 21-11-101. Definition — Exceptions
As used in this chapter, “employee” shall mean all full-time state employees of all departments, agencies, boards, commissions, or other agencies of the state supported by appropriation of state or federal funds except the following excluded employees: (1) The elected constitutional officers of this state, including employees of the office of the Governor; (2) The […]
§ 21-11-102. Penalty
Any cabinet member or head of a department, agency, board, commission, or other agency of state government who fails to comply with or implement a money-saving suggestions program as outlined in this chapter shall be deemed to be derelict in his or her duties and subject to dismissal.