A.__The board shall elect a chair annually.

B.__The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services is responsible for administering the system and shall assign an employee, who may have other assignments not related to the system, to manage the system on a day-to-day basis.

C.__The board may adopt routine technical rules in accordance with chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to implement the system, including criteria for suggesting ideas and making awards, and to establish fees as the board considers necessary to ensure timely and responsive assistance from all state agencies.

D.__The board has the sole and exclusive authority to make cash or honorary awards under the system.__All decisions of the board are final and are not subject to judicial review.

E.__The board shall forward all suggestions to the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, as established by Title 3, section 991, a minimum of 2 times per year.

4.__Ineligible employees.__The board may exclude certain levels of positions from participation in the system.__Persons in positions enumerated in chapter 71 or in Title 2, sections 6 to 6-E are not eligible to receive cash awards under the system.

5.__Maximum cash award; cost savings.__The maximum cash award approved for a suggestion that is implemented and results in cost savings is limited to 10% of the first year's estimated All Other savings or $2,000, whichever is less.__Except as provided in subsection 6, an award may not be made for any suggested savings of less than $250.__Any cash awards approved by the board must be charged against the fund or funds to which estimated savings apply.__If it is not possible to reasonably estimate the savings, the board may pay an initial amount and pay an additional amount at the end of the first year or may pay the full amount at the end of the first year.

6.__Improvements to service without cost savings.__Upon the recommendation of the agency head of the affected program, the board may approve an award not to exceed $100 for a suggestion