{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.1161","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1161","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Sec. 1.\n\nAs used in this act:\n\n\"Board\" or \"recognition board\" means the recognition board established in section 2.\n\n\"Department\" means the department of management and budget.\n\n\"Director\" means the director of the department or his or her designee.\n\n\"Process improvement\" is a recommended improvement that is concisely written and identifies a problem, situation, or opportunity for improvement, together with a recommendation for a remedy. The improvement must be implemented and bring about measurable organizational success for this state.\n\n\"Retired state employee\" means an individual who has retired from state service and is receiving a retirement benefit from either the defined benefits or defined contributions retirement plans sponsored by this state.\n\n\"State employee\" means a classified member of the state civil service or an unclassified employee of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.\n\n\"Value added behavior\" means a positive contribution by a person that advances the implementation of a process improvement or otherwise assists in the advancement of overall organizational success.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 38","Act Act-325-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-38-1161","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"36c7f76036028a540741a448e7e2de7f94030d2771cdf767aa90a8d57e107d8e","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.1141","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.1162"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}