| Formal Name: | Suggestion Award Board |
| Contact Person: | Sean Davis, Director, State Personnel, sean.davis@nebraska.gov |
| Purpose: | The Suggestion Award Board makes a determination of the amount of an award to a state employee for an adopted suggestion. |
| How Many Affectable: | All State of Nebraska employees, excluding the University and State Colleges |
| How Many Served: | 354 (2020-2024) |
| Year Created: | 1978 |
| Year Active: | 1978 |
| Sunset Date: | NA |
| Authorization Citation: | Nebraska Revised Statutes 81-1348 |
| Parent Agency: | Department of Administrative Services - State Personnel |
| Number Of Members: | 6 |
| Who Appoints: | Governor |
| Legislative Approval: | No |
| Qualifications Of Members: | Director of Personnel, Director of Administrative Services, Auditor of Public Accounts, and three persons from the bargaining units listed in section 81-1373 |
| Per Diem: | No |
| Expense Reimbursement: | Yes |
| Term Length: | Bargaining Unit Representatives 3 years on a rotational basis; Director and Auditor positions named are ongoing |
| Terms Rotate or Expire At Once: | Terms Rotate |
| Required FY 21-22: | As Scheduled |
| Held FY 21-22: | 2 |
| Required FY 22-23: | As Scheduled |
| Held FY 22-23: | 1 |
| Required FY 23-24: | As Scheduled |
| Held FY 23-24: | 0 |
| Support Staff: | DAS - State Personnel |
| Shared or Separate: | Shared |
| FY 21-22 Budget: | 0 |
| FY 22-23 Budget: | 0 |
| FY 23-24 Budget: | 0 |
| Other Funding Sources: | 0 |
| Spending Authority: | No |
| Since July 1, 2020: | 139 approved by the agency and approved by the Suggestion Award Board 523 have been denied by the agency 4 have been approved by the agency, but denied by the Suggestion Award Board3 have been withdrawn by the suggester2 have been withdrawn due to suggester termination4 currently being reviewed by an agency for approval or non-adoptable 1 to be heard by the Suggestion Award Board at the next quarterly meetingOf those 139 approved, a total of $50,401.46 have been issued to suggesters with a total of $482,988.77 in cost savings |