REPORT TITLE:
Government Audit


DESCRIPTION:
Sets up an incentive award program.  (SB4 HD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           S.D. 2
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  (a)  Notwithstanding chapter 82, Hawaii Revised
 
 2 Statutes, to the contrary, there is established an incentive
 
 3 award program to encourage state employees to make cost-saving
 
 4 recommendations to improve government operations.  
 
 5      (b)  Under the incentive award program, the head of each
 
 6 department of:
 
 7      (1)  The executive branch of state government, upon approval
 
 8           by the governor;
 
 9      (2)  The judicial branch of state government, upon approval
 
10           by the administrative director of the courts; and
 
11      (3)  The legislative branch of state government, upon
 
12           approval by the speaker of the house of representatives
 
13           or the senate president,
 
14 may pay cash awards to officers and employees, who by their
 
15 suggestions, inventions, or other personal efforts, contribute to
 
16 the efficiency, economy, or other improvement of government
 
17 operations in connection with or related to their official
 
18 employment.
 
19      (c)  If a recommendation made by an officer or employee
 
20 results in cost savings to the State, the officer or employee
 

 
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 1 shall be entitled to a monetary incentive in the amount of ten
 
 2 per cent of the actual savings realized during the first year of
 
 3 the implementation of the recommendation; provided that the
 
 4 employee shall not receive more than $50,000 for the cost-saving
 
 5 recommendation.
 
 6      (d)  The director of human resources development shall
 
 7 develop guidelines to administer the incentive award program.
 
 8      (e)  The legislative auditor shall conduct an annual review
 
 9 of the incentive award program, including any awards granted and
 
10 recommendations for improvement of the program.  The legislative
 
11 auditor shall submit its review to the legislature no later than
 
12 twenty days before the convening of each regular session.
 
13      SECTION 2.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.