Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1162
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Recognition board; establishment; appointment and terms of members; vacancy; election of chairperson; duties of board.
Official statutory text
Sec. 2.
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 be a retired state employee.
The terms of the members, except to fill vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term, shall be 2 years from the date of appointment. A vacancy in the office of a member, occurring other than by expiration of term, shall be filled by the director for the balance of the term. The members shall elect a chairperson of the board.
The board shall do all of the following:
Develop the guiding principles for employee, retired state employee, and department and agency recognition, including the establishment of guidelines for the type of recognition to be granted within the limits of section 5.
Perform the final review of process improvements, value added behaviors, and the resulting recognition actions valued at amounts greater than $500.00 and any actions that receive a request for reconsideration.
Prepare the rules for promulgation by the department under section 6 for the operation of the recognition system described under this act.
History: 1978, Act 325, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1978; Am. 1998, Act 119, Eff. July 1, 1998
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 be a retired state employee.
The terms of the members, except to fill vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term, shall be 2 years from the date of appointment. A vacancy in the office of a member, occurring other than by expiration of term, shall be filled by the director for the balance of the term. The members shall elect a chairperson of the board.
The board shall do all of the following:
Develop the guiding principles for employee, retired state employee, and department and agency recognition, including the establishment of guidelines for the type of recognition to be granted within the limits of section 5.
Perform the final review of process improvements, value added behaviors, and the resulting recognition actions valued at amounts greater than $500.00 and any actions that receive a request for reconsideration.
Prepare the rules for promulgation by the department under section 6 for the operation of the recognition system described under this act.
History: 1978, Act 325, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1978; Am. 1998, Act 119, Eff. July 1, 1998
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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