Administration & Information, Dept. of

Personnel-Suggestion Award Board

Chapter 5: Protection Criteria

Effective Date: 03/16/1988 to 10/15/1999

Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 006.0005.5.03161988

CHAPTER V

PROTECTION CRITERIA

Section 1. Rights to Use of a Suggestion.

(a) The use by the State of an employee's suggestion shall not form the basis of a further claim of any nature upon the State by the suggestor, the suggestor's heirs or assigns.

(b) When an award is granted, the suggestion shall be considered the property of the State. The State shall have the right to make full use of the suggestion in any form or with any agency, modified or otherwise, as it sees fit without further claim by the suggestor. The right of the State to use a suggestion shall not in any way be abridged or limited by copyrights or patents.

Section 2. Former or Deceased Employees.

(a) Former employees shall remain eligible for a monetary award if the State adopts the suggestion within one (1) year from the date of receipt of the suggestion by the Board or until the date of final disposition if longer than one (1) year.

(b) In the case of a deceased employee, any monetary award shall be paid to the employee's heirs or estate.