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Award amounts range from $50 up to $50,000 per adopted suggestion. Departments may authorize awards up to $5,000. Awards over $5,000 require approval of the State's Merit Award Board, Department of Personnel Administration, and the Legislature. Below is a summary of the various types of awards available through the ESP:
- Cash Awards - Whenever possible, cash awards are based on the next savings or earnings realized by the State in the first year following the date the suggestion is placed in effect. The award is based on 20% of the net savings or revenues, although if the first year is not representative of net savings or revenue, a different period of time may be substituted.
Note: Suggestions requiring substantial refinement or modification for implementation will be calculated at 5% of the net savings or increased earnings received during the first year following adoption of the suggestion. In addition, significant costs of implementation of a suggestion will also be deducted from the benefits received during the first year.
- One-Time Awards - When an adopted suggestion results in a one-time savings or earnings, the award will be calculated at 5% of the net savings/revenues.
- Preliminary, Supplemental, and Additional Awards - A preliminary award may be recommended after the suggestion has been in place for one year. The amount is calculated based on the net benefits realized after the first full year following its implementation. After the review period has ended, a supplemental award may be recommended, based on the benefits actually realized the first year following implementation.
- Improved Procedures Awards - Where an annual net savings or increased revenue cannot be determined or are calculated at less than $500, a cash award may be recommended by the adopting State department in accordance with the Improved Procedures Award Scale.
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Where annual net savings or increased revenue are calculated as at least $500, but not more that $1,000, the recommended cash award shall be $100.
- Improved Safety Award - These suggestions propose improvements in practices or facilities to eliminate or reduce injury to State employees or to the public, and for which the monetary value cannot be readily determined. Examples are suggestions relating to equipment modification; maintenance that isn't routinely expected; and items that are not specified in building codes. In determining the award, the evaluator or Merit Award Administrator will apply the Improved Safety Award Scale to calculate awards for these types of adopted suggestions.
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