Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
House Bill 1377
State Personnel Board; require to create process for state employees to suggest improvement for state agency operations.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD TO CREATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO ALL STATE EMPLOYEES A PROCESS AND AN APPLICATION TO ALLOW STATE EMPLOYEES TO SUGGEST IDEAS TO IMPROVE STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS; TO REQUIRE THE APPLICATION TO BE POSTED ON THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD'S WEBSITE; TO DIRECT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD TO DEVELOP A METHOD OF EVALUATING STATE EMPLOYEE SUGGESTIONS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EACH STATE AGENCY; TO REQUIRE AGENCY EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO RESPOND TO EMPLOYEE SUGGESTIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER AND TO CALCULATE THE PROJECTED SAVINGS OF THE SUGGESTION BEFORE ACCEPTING OR REJECTING THE SUGGESTION; TO REQUIRE THE STATE AUDITOR TO SUBMIT TO THE LEGISLATURE A REPORT OF A REVIEW OF THE CALCULATED SAVINGS; TO ESTABLISH THE INCENTIVE OF AN HONORARY MONEY AWARD FOR EMPLOYEES WHOSE SUGGESTION IMPROVES AGENCY OPERATIONS AND REALIZE SAVINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-9-134, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 21 to February 5, 2013, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
AppropriationsJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives