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HB 1555 Agency directors; human resource training and agency succession planning.

Introduced by: R. Lee Ware | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Agency directors; human resources training and succession planning. Directs the Department of Human Resource Management (the Department) to administer training programs to familiarize agency directors with state human resource policies, such as compensation management, benefits administration, and resources available at the Department. The bill requires (i) the Department to offer training programs at least twice per year, (ii) each agency director to attend a training program with the agency chief human resource officer within six months after the director's appointment and thereafter at least once every four years, (iii) the agency chief human resource officer to provide subsequent training on agency-specific human resource policies, and (iv) each agency director to develop and submit annually to the Department an agency succession plan for key personnel, executive positions, and employees nearing retirement. The bill also requires public institutions of higher education to prepare a succession plan for presentation to the board of visitors with a copy to the Department.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Agency directors; human resources training and succession planning. Directs the Department of Human Resource Management to administer training programs to familiarize agency directors with state human resource policies, such as compensation management, benefits administration, and resources available at the Department. The bill requires agency directors to attend a training program within six months after appointment and thereafter at least once every four years. The bill requires agencies to develop and submit annually to the Department an agency succession plan for key personnel, executive positions,and employees nearing retirement.