California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 1 - Administrative Personnel › Chapter 3 - Department of Human Resources › Subchapter 1 - General Civil Service Rules › Article 4 - Employee Merit Award Program › Section 599.655 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Employee
					 Suggestion. A proposal by one or more employees, which will reduce or eliminate
					 state expenditures, or improve operations, procedures, or safety.
(b) Special Act. An extraordinary act of
					 heroism by a state employee extending far above and beyond the normal call of
					 duty or service performed at great risk to his/her own life in an effort to
					 save human life.
(c) Special
					 Service. An act of heroism by a state employee extending above and beyond the
					 normal call of duty or service performed at personal risk to his/her safety to
					 save human life or state property.
(d) Superior Accomplishment. Performance by
					 an individual employee, or team of employees that results in an exceptional
					 contribution to improving California state government.
(e) Merit Award Program. The statewide
					 program, administered by the Department, responsible for establishing policy
					 and guidelines for the administration of the state's Merit Award
					 Program.
(f) Agency. The state
					 departments, boards, and commissions responsible for the review and disposition
					 of suggestions submitted by state employees under the regulations applicable to
					 the state's Merit Award Program.
(g) Director. The agency director, agency
					 head, executive officer of boards/commissions, chancellor of community colleges
					 or their designee.
(h) Merit Award
					 Administrator. Person designated by the agency director, agency head, executive
					 officer of boards/commissions, or chancellor of community colleges to be
					 responsible for the administration of the state's Merit Award Program within
					 his/her respective agency.
(i)
					 Merit Award. An award for an adopted suggestion that results in an intangible
					 benefit and/or identifiable tangible benefit shall be a certificate of award
					 and a payment of cash. An award for an approved special act, special service,
					 or superior accomplishment shall be a scroll, ribbon, medal, pin, gift, or
					 other appropriate token of esteem, and may include a payment of cash.
1. New
						section filed 2-9-84 (corrected copy refiled 2-27-84); effective thirtieth day
						thereafter (Register 84, No. 8).
2. Editorial correction of HISTORY
						NOTES printed in error in Register 84, Nos. 8 and 12 (Register 84, No.
						15).
3. Amendment filed 12-2-92; operative 1-2-93 (Register 94, No.
						8).
4. Amendment filed 9-19-96; operative 10-19-96 (Register 96, No.
						38).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending article heading,
						section and NOTE filed 10-13-2014 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2014, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  18502,
						  19815.4(d)
						  and
						  19823,
						  Government Code. Reference: Section
						  19823,
						  Government Code.