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                          HOUSE BILL 1465

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Silver and Sommers; by request of Secretary of State

Read first time 01/26/95.  Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

Concerning the employee suggestion program.

    AN ACT Relating to public employment; and amending RCW 41.60.020.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 41.60.020 and 1993 c 467 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) The board shall formulate, establish, and maintain an employee suggestion program to encourage and reward meritorious suggestions by state employees that will promote efficiency and economy in the performance of any function of state government:  PROVIDED, That the program shall include provisions for the processing of suggestions having multi-agency impact and post-implementation auditing of suggestions for fiscal accountability.

    (2) The board shall prepare((, at least annually,)) a topical list of all the productivity awards granted and disseminate this information to all the state government agencies that may be able to adapt them to their procedures.

    (3) The board shall adopt rules and regulations necessary or appropriate for the proper administration and for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter.

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