650 – Statement of Policy.
§ 650. Statement of policy. The legislature hereby reaffirms its policy to promote harmonious and cooperative relationships between the state and its employees to protect the public by assuring, at all times, the orderly and uninterrupted operations and functions of state government; and recognizes that furtherance of such policy requires creation in the executive department […]
651 – Definition.
§ 651. Definition. For the purposes of this article, “director” shall mean the director of employee relations.
652 – Office of Employee Relations; Director.
§ 652. Office of employee relations; director. There is hereby created an office of employee relations in the executive department. The head of the office of employee relations shall be the director of employee relations who shall be appointed by, and hold office at the pleasure of, the governor. He shall receive a salary to […]
653 – Powers and Duties.
§ 653. Powers and duties. The director shall assist the governor with regard to relations between the state and its employees. Such assistance may include acting as the governor’s agent in discharging the powers and duties conferred on the governor by the public employees’ fair employment act, as amended, including, without limitation, conducting collective negotiations […]
654 – Actions by Other Officers, Departments, Boards, Commissions or Agencies.
§ 654. Actions by other officers, departments, boards, commissions or agencies. a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, any state officer, department, board, commission or agency, shall, upon written request from the director, take such administrative or other action as is necessary to implement and administer the provisions of any binding agreement between the state […]