WHEREAS, the State of Idaho recognizes the value of investing in its human resources; and

WHEREAS, the government agencies of Idaho have identified the critical need for management development initiatives and to support and provide for successful workforce planning; and

WHEREAS, management development should be viewed as an integral tool to improve productivity and service delivery to the citizens of Idaho; and

WHEREAS, Idaho government agencies will benefit from the application of a comprehensive set of management principles and best practices; and

WHEREAS, the State of Idaho's leadership has placed a priority on the use of management knowledge and skills; and

WHEREAS, the Division of Human Resources and the Center for Public Policy and Administration at Boise State University will develop and use a nationally recognized management development curriculum; and

WHEREAS, the Certified Public Manager program is an accepted standard and has proven its value in a significant number of states;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES E. RISCH, Governor of the State of Idaho by the authority vested in me under the Constitution and laws of this State do hereby renew the:

CERTIFIED PUBLIC MANAGER PROGRAM

as a preferred management development program for the State of Idaho and, thereby, actively encourage the participation of state agencies in the development of government managers to enhance the quality and productivity of services delivered to the citizens of Idaho.

This Executive Order shall cease to be effective four years after its entry into force.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at the Capitol in Boise on this 6^th day of September in the year of our Lord two thousand and six, and of the independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirty-first and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred seventeenth.

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE