Mississippi Legislature

1999 Regular Session

House Bill 406

[Introduced]

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History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: State employees; establish employee incentive program and agency productivity program.

History of Actions:

101/05/99(H)Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
202/02/99(H)Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 1999
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
3/5ths vote requiredNo

House Committees:

Principal Author: Bowles

Code Section: A 025-0009-0134

Title: AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A STATE EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO HELP ENCOURAGE STATE EMPLOYEES TO REDUCE STATE EXPENDITURES, INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF STATE SERVICES AND TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF STATE EMPLOYEES IN ACHIEVING THESE GOALS; TO ESTABLISH A STATE AGENCY PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAM TO HELP ENCOURAGE AGENCIES TO INCREASE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY AT LOWER COSTS WITHOUT DECREASING REQUIRED SERVICES AND TO RECOGNIZE AGENCIES THAT ACHIEVE THESE GOALS; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI INCENTIVE AND PRODUCTIVITY COMMITTEE TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAMS; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE PROGRAMS; TO AUTHORIZE MONETARY AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION TO BE MADE TO ELIGIBLE STATE EMPLOYEES WHO MAKE SUGGESTIONS THAT REDUCE STATE EXPENDITURES, INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY OR IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF STATE SERVICES; TO PRESCRIBE CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES AND ELIGIBLE SUGGESTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY SHALL BE MADE BY STATE AGENCY COORDINATORS; TO PRESCRIBE THE PROCEDURE FOR SUBMITTING SUGGESTIONS TO THE COMMITTEE AND FOR EVALUATION OF SUGGESTIONS BY THE COMMITTEE; TO AUTHORIZE PRODUCTIVITY AWARDS TO BE MADE TO STATE AGENCIES THAT OPERATE AT A LOWER COST THAN THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED TO THE AGENCY WITHOUT A DECREASE IN THE LEVEL OF SERVICES REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED; TO AMEND SECTION 25-9-134, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/02/99 at 17:06.



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