2-18-1105. (Temporary) Eligibility for award. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an employee, a group or team of employees, or a nonemployee is eligible for an incentive award:
     (a) for efforts that significantly contribute to documented achievements or outcomes eliminating or reducing an agency's expenditures; or
     (b) for improving the effectiveness of state government or improving services to the public by permitting more work to be accomplished within an agency without increasing the cost of governmental operations.
     (2) (a) An employee or nonemployee is not eligible for an individual incentive award unless the employee's or nonemployee's documented achievement or outcome was accomplished without significant contributions from others.
     (b) A director, as defined in 2-15-102, or a legislator is not eligible for the incentive award provided for under this part.
     (3) Suggestions relating to an agency are eligible for an award from that agency's agency head even if the employee or group or team of employees, or one or more members of the group or team, do not work for that agency. (Terminates July 1, 1997--sec. 13, Ch. 23, Sp. L. November 1993.)

     2-18-1105. (Effective July 1, 1997) Eligibility for award. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an employee may be eligible for an incentive award if his suggestion or invention results in:
     (a) eliminating or reducing an agency's expenditures; or
     (b) improving services to the public by permitting more work to be accomplished within an agency without increasing the cost of governmental operations.
     (2) (a) An employee may not be eligible for an incentive award if his suggestion or invention directly relates to his assigned duties and responsibilities unless the proposal is so superior or meritorious as to warrant special recognition as determined by the department.
     (b) Suggestions or inventions relating to the following matters may not be considered for awards:
     (i) personnel grievances;
     (ii) classification and pay of positions;
     (iii) matters recommended for study or review; and
     (iv) proposals resulting from assigned or contracted audits, studies, surveys, reviews, or research.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 552, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 61, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 103, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 23, Sp. L. November 1993.