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State and Local Government Labor Productivity Data Collection Act
Model Policy
{Title, enacting clause, etc.}
Section 1. {Title} This Act may be cited as the State and Local Government Labor Productivity Data Collection Act.
Section 2. {Statement of Purpose} It is the intent of the LEGISLATIVE BODY to require the [insert appropriate state agency] to collect data on the labor productivity of state and local government workers in {insert state}.
Section 3. {Definitions}
(A) “labor productivity” means the output per man hour of labor.
(B) “state and local government workers” means all persons employed by the state or political subdivisions of {insert state}, whether full-time, part-time, contractual, salaried or paid by the hour.
Section 4. {Amendment to State Code}
(A) {insert appropriate state agency} shall annually collect and publish data on the labor productivity of state and local government workers in the state of {insert state}. {insert appropriate state agency} shall use the same methodology used by the federal Bureau of Labor statistics to calculate the productivity of federal government workers.
(B) {insert appropriate agency} shall furnish the state legislature with a report on the trends in state and local government worker labor productivity no later than February of each year.
Section 5. {Severability clause.}
Section 6. {Repealer clause.}
Section 7. {Effective date.}