Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
TITLE 260. Office of Management and Enterprise Services |
Chapter 125. State Employee Suggestion Programs |
Subchapter 1. General Provisions |
SECTION 260:125-1-2. Definitions
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- "Adopt" means to accept an employee's idea for implementation."Agency" means any office, department, board, commission or institution of the executive branch of state government."Appointing Authority" means the chief administrative officer of an agency. As the term is used in the State Employee Suggestion Program rules, the term includes employees of an agency to whom the Appointing Authority has lawfully delegated authority to act on his or her behalf."Award" means the monetary payment made to an employee who has submitted a suggestion that was implemented by a state agency."Eligible" means the suggester and the suggestion meets the criteria set forth in Section 1604 of Title 74."Employee" means any person, permanent or temporary, full, or part-time, classified or unclassified, except the chief administrative officer of an agency, who receives a salary or wage from the State of Oklahoma."State Employee Suggestion Program" means the program implemented by a state agency to promote efficiency and effectiveness of state governmental operations in accordance with Section 1604 of Title 74."Suggestion" means a constructive idea to improve directly, with economic benefit and tangible cost savings, the operations of a state agency.