N.Y. Civil Service Law § 145: State commission to make merit awards; regulations

§ 145. State commission to make merit awards; regulations. The state

civil service commission shall have power and it shall be its duty:

(a) To formulate, establish and maintain a plan or plans to encourage

and reward unusual and meritorious suggestions and accomplishments by

state employees and suggestions of retired state employees promoting

efficiency and economy in the performance of any function of state

government;

(b) To appoint departmental or divisional boards or committees, from

among persons nominated therefor by the respective department or agency

heads, which shall analyze and review suggestions and accomplishments of

state employees and suggestions of retired state employees submitted for

consideration under such plan or plans and make recommendations thereon

to the commission;

(c) To make and render merit awards to or for the benefit of state

employees and retired state employees nominated to receive them in

accordance with such plan or plans;

(d) To adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing the

operation of any plan or plans established under this article, the

eligibility and qualifications of state employees and retired state

employees participating therein, the character and quality of

suggestions and accomplishments submitted for consideration, the method

of their submission and the procedure for their review, nominations for

merit awards, and the kind, character and value of such awards, and such

other rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary or appropriate

for the proper administration of this article or for the accomplishment

of the purposes thereof;

(e) Upon the request of a public authority or other agency not in the

state service but under the jurisdiction of the civil service

department, to receive, pass upon and make awards for suggestions

submitted by employees and retired employees of such authority or

agency, provided such authority or agency agrees to abide by the

decisions of the commission and to pay the costs of all awards granted

by the commission to its employees.