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limited to 10% of the first year's estimated All Other savings or | | $2,000, whichever is less.__Except as provided in subsection 6, an | | award may not be made for any suggested savings of less than $250.__ | | Any cash awards approved by the board must be charged against the | | fund or funds to which estimated savings apply.__If it is not | | possible to reasonably estimate the savings, the board may pay an | | initial amount and pay an additional amount at the end of the first | | year or may pay the full amount at the end of the first year. |
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| | | 6.__Improvements to service without cost savings.__Upon the | | recommendation of the agency head of the affected program, the | | board may approve an award not to exceed $100 for a suggestion | | that results in improved services or operation of the program but | | does not result in identifiable cost savings. |
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| | | 7.__Reductions in service.__An award may not be approved by | | the board for a suggestion that generates savings through a | | reduction of services, unless it is an identified duplication of | | services. |
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| | | 8.__Confidentiality.__The name of the person with the | | suggestion must be treated confidentially by the board and any | | other person handling the suggestion until a final decision is | | made by the board, if requested by the person with the | | suggestion. |
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| | | 9.__Assistance.__Any department or other organization of State | | Government shall provide whatever assistance the board requests | | for evaluating suggestions or other purposes. |
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| | | 10.__Administration.__Notwithstanding any other law, whenever | | an award is made from a fund, an equal amount must be transferred | | from the same fund to a special revenue fund available to the | | Department of Administrative and Financial Services to be used to | | administer the system. |
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| | | 11.__Promotion.__The board shall ensure that all employees are | | aware of the system and the potential award amounts. |
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| | | This bill establishes the Employee Suggestion System, whereby | | state employees in classified service are eligible for cash or | | honorary awards for suggestions that would result in substantial | | savings or improvements or efficiencies in state operations. A | | cash award would be limited to 10% of the first year's estimated | | saving, up to a cap of $2,000. This legislation is modeled on | | law that was repealed in 1995. |
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