Michigan · statute · 325 of 1978, Mich. Comp. Laws · 9 active provisions
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. (c) "Director" means the director of the department or his or her designee. (d) "Process improvement" is a recommended improvement that is concise…
(1) The department shall establish a recognition board within the department to consist of 5 members appointed by the director. The director shall select the members from a list of state employees and retired state employees. Not more than 1 member shall be from the same state department. Not more than 1 member shall b…
(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 c…
(1) The head of each state department shall establish a committee with an uneven number of members who are employees of that state department and who shall be appointed by the head of that state department. The committee shall have no less than 3 members and not more than 11 members based on the need as determined by t…
The types of recognition granted under section 2 or 3 shall be developed in guidelines by the recognition board. Recognition shall be distributed in an equitable fashion to all state employees and retired state employees who are involved in recommending, initiating, and implementing the improvement and to those who dem…
The department may promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to implement and administer this act, and to equitably phase out the current suggestion system. Operational guidelines shall be established and implemented by approval of the recognition board.
The department shall provide the necessary staff to assist the board and the recognition administrator in the performance of their duties under this act.
The cost of administering this act and the granting of recognition under section 5 shall be included within the annual appropriation of the department.
A retired state employee who is the recipient of recognition under this act will be treated as a self-employed person for tax purposes and shall receive recognition from the appropriated fund for the recognition system as administered by the department. The retirement system from which the state employee is a retirant…