Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-674
Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2009-03-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-24
text: 
Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2009 - Revises provisions relating to specific training programs for federal agency supervisors. Requires the head of each federal agency to establish: (1) a program to provide training to supervisors on developing and discussing relevant goals and objectives with the employee, communicating and discussing progress on performance goals and objectives and conducting performance appraisals, mentoring and motivating employees and improving employee performance and productivity, fostering a work environment characterized by fairness, respect, equal opportunity, and attention paid to the merit of the work of employees, effectively managing employees with unacceptable performance, and addressing reports of a hostile work environment, reprisal, or harassment; (2) a program to provide training to supervisors on prohibited personnel practices, employee collective bargaining and union participation rights, and processes to enforce employee rights; and (3) a program under which experienced supervisors mentor new supervisors. Requires supervisors to complete such programs every three years.
 
Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to issue guidance to federal agencies on competencies supervisors are expected to meet in order to effectively manage, and be accountable for managing, the performance of employees. Requires each agency to: (1) develop competencies to assess the performance of each supervisor; (2) assess the overall capacity of the supervisors in the agency to meet such guidance; (3) develop and implement a supervisor training program to strengthen issues identified during such assessment; and (4) measure the effectiveness of that program in improving supervisor competence. 

action_date: 2010-12-14
text: 
Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2010 - Revises provisions concerning training programs for federal agency managers. Requires the head of each federal agency to establish: (1) a training program for supervisors that includes developing and discussing relevant goals and objectives with employees, motivating employees, fostering a work environment characterized by fairness, respect, equal opportunity, and attention paid to the merit of the work of employees, effectively managing employees with unacceptable performance, addressing reports of a hostile work environment, and meeting supervisor competencies established by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) or the supervisor's employing agency; (2) a training program on prohibited personnel practices, employee collective bargaining and union participation rights, and processes to enforce employee rights; and (3) a mentoring program for new supervisors. Requires: (1) new supervisors to complete such programs within one year after appointment, and (2) supervisors to complete the training programs every three years.
 
Requires: (1) the Director of OPM to issue guidance to federal agencies on competencies supervisors are expected to meet in order to effectively manage, and be accountable for managing, the performance of employees; and (2) agencies to use such guidance to assess the performance and overall capacity of its supervisors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 691.
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-364.
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-364.
action_date: 2010-06-24
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2009-03-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3660-3661)
action_date: 2009-03-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3659-3660)
action_date: 2009-03-24
text: Introduced in Senate