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Assembly Bill A5615

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the bright ideas rewarded program within the office of general services

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2009-A5615 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง203-a & 203-b, Exec L

2009-A5615 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the bright ideas rewarded program within the office of general services to solicit and review suggestions to improve the efficiency and economy of state government, and to reward those individuals who have made helpful suggestions.

2009-A5615 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5615

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ERRIGO, ALFANO, BALL, FINCH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY,
  KOLB, McKEVITT, TOWNSEND -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  BARRA,
  CROUCH,  DUPREY,  JORDAN,  MOLINARO, SALADINO, SAYWARD, SPANO, WALKER,
  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Governmental
  Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to establishing the
  bright ideas rewarded program within the office of general services to
  solicit, review and reward citizen suggestions to  improve  the  effi-
  ciency and economy of state government

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by  adding  two  new  sections
203-a and 203-b to read as follows:
  S  203-A.  BRIGHT IDEAS REWARDED PROGRAM.  THE STATE OFFICE OF GENERAL
SERVICES SHALL HAVE POWER AND IT SHALL BE ITS DUTY:   (A) TO  FORMULATE,
ESTABLISH  AND MAINTAIN A PLAN OR PLANS, TO BE KNOWN AS THE BRIGHT IDEAS
REWARDED PROGRAM, TO ENCOURAGE AND REWARD  SUGGESTIONS  BY  CITIZENS  TO
PROMOTE  EFFICIENCY  AND ECONOMY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF STATE GOVERNMENT;
(B) TO APPOINT DEPARTMENTAL OR DIVISIONAL  BOARDS  OR  COMMITTEES,  FROM
AMONG  PERSONS NOMINATED THEREFOR BY THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY
HEADS, WHICH SHALL ANALYZE AND REVIEW SUGGESTIONS SUBMITTED FOR  CONSID-
ERATION UNDER SUCH PLAN OR PLANS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS THEREON TO THE
AGENCY;  (C)  TO  MAKE  AND RENDER MERIT AWARDS TO CITIZENS NOMINATED TO
RECEIVE THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH PLAN OR PLANS; AND (D) TO ADOPT AND
PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF ANY PLAN  OR
PLANS  ESTABLISHED  UNDER  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  CHARACTER AND QUALITY OF
SUGGESTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION, THE  METHOD
OF  THEIR SUBMISSION AND THE PROCEDURE FOR THEIR REVIEW, NOMINATIONS FOR
MERIT AWARDS, AND THE KIND, CHARACTER AND VALUE OF SUCH AWARDS, AND SUCH
OTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE DEEMED  NECESSARY  OR  APPROPRIATE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05825-01-9

              

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