North Carolina HB 717: SEIBP Changes.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA 
SESSION 2005 
H 1 
HOUSE BILL 717 
 
 
 
 
Short Title:    SEIBP Changes. (Public)
Sponsors:      Representatives      Coleman;          Dollar,    Faison,    Jones,    Parmon,    and    
Wainwright. 
Referred to:   State Personnel. 
March 17, 2005 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 
AN   ACT   RELATING   TO   THE   STATE   EMPLOYEE   INCENTIVE   BONUS   2 
PROGRAM. 3 
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 
SECTION 1.  Article 36A of the General Statutes is repealed. 5 
SECTION 2.  Article 2 of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes is amended by 6 
adding a new section to read: 7 
"§ 126-7.3. State Employee Incentive Bonus Program. 8 
(a) It is the policy of the State to promote employee suggestion programs through 9 
the State Employee Incentive Bonus Program (SEIBP) so that employees and groups of 10 
employees   may   be   recognized   and   rewarded   for   adopted   ideas,   suggestions,   11 
innovations,  and  the  achievement  of  individual  or  group  goals  that  improve  their  12 
agencies  and  State  governmental  operations.  The  Office  of  State  Personnel  shall  13 
administer  the  State's  program  and  is  authorized,  with  the  approval  of  the  State  14 
Personnel  Commission  (Commission),  to  adopt  and  implement  policies  in  order  to  15 
administer a State Employee Incentive Bonus Program. 16 
(b) All State agencies, departments, and institutions and The University of North 17 
Carolina  shall  implement  a  State  Employee  Incentive  Bonus  Program  that  is  not  18 
inconsistent with the policy approved by the Commission. 19 
(c)  A  State  Review  Committee  to  evaluate  suggestions  and  innovations  shall  20 
consist of 11 members as follows: 21 
(1) The State SEIBP Coordinator. 22 
(2) A representative of the Office of State Budget and Management. 23 
(3) A representative of the Department of Administration. 24 
(4)  A  representative  of  the  Department  of  Information  and  Technology  25 
Services. 26 
(5) A representative of the Office of State Personnel. 27 

General Assembly of North Carolina Session 2005 
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(6)
 A representative of The University of North Carolina appointed by the 1 
Office of the President. 2 
(7) A representative of the Department of Justice. 3 
(8) A representative of the Department of Labor. 4 
(9) One current State employee appointed by the Speaker of the House of 5 
Representatives. 6 
(10)     One  current  State  employee  appointed  by  the  President  Pro  Tempore  7 
of the Senate. 8 
(11)    One current State employee appointed by the Governor. 9 
(d)  The  State  Review  Committee  shall  have  the  final  authority  to  approve  and  10 
recommend  any  bonus  consistent  with  the  State  Employee  Incentive  Bonus  Program  11 
policy.  First-year  suggestion  savings  from  the  General  Fund  appropriations  shall  be  12 
distributed as follows: 13 
(1)  Twenty  percent  (20%)  to  the  suggester  or  group  or  both,  with  an  14 
individual limit of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and an aggregate 15 
team limit of one hundred dollars ($100.00). 16 
(2)      Thirty      percent      (30%)      to the General Fund. 17 
(3) Thirty percent (30%) to the implementing agency. 18 
(4)  Ten  percent  (10%)  to  the  State  Employees  Incentive  Bonus  Program  19 
for administrative and operation expenses. 20 
(5)  Ten  percent  (10%)  to  the  Office  of  State  Personnel  to  be  used  for  21 
employee training. 22 
(e)  The  State  Review  Committee  shall  review  and  approve  any  alternative  23 
distribution  formulas,  consistent  with  SEIBP  policy,  for  suggestions  approved  in  24 
programs that are not funded in part or whole through the General Fund. 25 
(f) All suggestions or innovations submitted by State employees pursuant to this 26 
section are the property of the State, and all related intellectual property rights shall be 27 
assigned to the State. By January 1, 2006, the Office of State Personnel shall establish a 28 
policy regarding intellectual property rights that arise from the SEIBP. 29 
(g)  Decisions  regarding  the  award  of  bonuses  are  final  and  are  not  subject  to  30 
review under the contested case procedures of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes." 31 
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2005. 32