Section 2-2 - Eligibility Requirements for Suggestions (a) Suggestions shall be submitted on the approved form and shall identify a problem or area in which cost savings, productivity or efficiency can be improved, recommend a specific action to resolve the problem or improve the situation and describe the expected savings or benefits to the Sate.
(b) Suggestions of the following types shall not be eligible for award consideration: - (i) Correction of a condition that exists only because established procedures or policies are not being followed.
- (ii) An award has been granted for the suggestion previously.
- (iii) The suggestion is too vague or ambiguous to be properly evaluated or implemented as written, or no method or procedure to implement the suggestion has been proposed.
- (iv) Personal complaints, grievances, opinions or issues.
- (v) Suggestions requiring legislative action. If legislation is passed implementing the idea, the Suggestors may be considered for an award by the Board.
- (vi) Ideas under active consideration by management, i.e., management is actively considering the idea prior to the suggestion being made. Documentation of prior consideration shall be made available by management.
- (vii) The employee has obtained a patent on the idea or has claimed copyright thereon.
- (viii) Suggestions from an employee who has been assigned research, planning, investigation, or management analysis of a specific problem as a part of their job duties.
- (ix) Suggestions from supervisory personnel pertaining to the employee's work unit unless the suggestion requires approval of a higher authority to implement or if the suggestion applies to work units beyond the Suggestors area of responsibility.
- (x) Suggestions concerning employee classification and compensation other than those involving procedure or administration.
- (xi) Suggestions to eliminate, lower or raise fees or taxes levied by the state.
- (xii) Suggestions dealing with new procedures or programs which have been in effect for less than six (6) months.
- (xiii) Criticism of the employees or their work performance.
- (xiv) Recommend a "study or survey or review" with the course of action to be taken in accordance with the findings.
(c) Eligibility information on suggestions may be solicited from the agency head.