New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 4 - Executive Orders (Mario M. Cuomo) › Section 4.187 - Executive order no. 187: advancing the governor's excelsior award program as a continuing cooperative effort between excelsior award, inc. and the state of new york

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, the adoption of quality improvement principles has
					 demonstrated benefits for employees, employers and customers of all types of
					 public and private organizations in all sectors, including business, education,
					 health care, not-for-profit organizations, organized labor and
					 government;
WHEREAS, the State of New York seeks to advance the
					 understanding and adoption of quality improvement principles by all
					 organizations in New York;
WHEREAS, the Governor's Excelsior Award Program was
					 established in 1991 by the Statewide Labor-Management Committee to develop and
					 enhance economic and workforce development efforts within various types of
					 organizations by fostering a stronger environment for quality in New York
					 State;
WHEREAS, the Excelsior Executive Committee, comprised of
					 volunteers from all sectors and types of organizations, has contributed
					 critical support and expertise that has allowed the Excelsior Award Program to
					 succeed;
WHEREAS, the Excelsior Award Program has proved to be a
					 low-cost economic development tool that fosters a conversion to high
					 performance work organizations;
WHEREAS, the interest in quality has expanded, and a
					 flexible structure is needed to meet the changing needs of a broader range of
					 organizations;
WHEREAS, the State of New York and Excelsior Award, Inc., a
					 not-for-profit corporation formed by volunteers from the State's private
					 sector, are mutually desirous of advancing the State's Excelsior Award
					 initiative;
WHEREAS, Excelsior Award, Inc., in addition to providing
					 ongoing financial and administrative support for the Excelsior Award Program,
					 has agreed to collaborate with the State of New York to assist in advancing the
					 State's Excelsior Award initiative;
WHEREAS, the collaboration will be evidenced, among other
					 ways, by an expanded Board of Directors of Excelsior Award, Inc., composed of
					 fifteen members chosen by the current Board of Directors of Excelsior Award,
					 Inc., with recommendations for some seats by the Governor and the
					 Legislature;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MARIO M. CUOMO, Governor of the State of
					 New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws
					 of the State of New York, do hereby order as follows:
I. Cooperation with Excelsior Award, Inc.
A. The State of New York shall encourage and
				  cooperate with Excelsior Award, Inc. in its efforts to:
1. administer the overall Excelsior Award
				  Program, which includes:
the Excelsior Award, a self assessment process designed to
					 recognize world-class role model organizations and to provide a framework
					 against which organizations can be measured; and the Quality Academy, a
					 structure that provides:
broad public and private outreach through a Speakers
					 Bureau;
ii. assistance and guidance for
				  organizations implementing quality management;
research of quality issues;
collaboration with existing programs and organizations to
					 broaden quality initiatives;
encouragement of local quality networks statewide; and the
					 development of programs to meet the needs of organizations statewide, including
					 the Starter Guide program, a tool designed for organizations just beginning to
					 use quality strategies.