General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5202
February Session, 2010 LCO No. 979
*00979_______LAB*
Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
(LAB)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5202
February Session, 2010
LCO No. 979
*00979_______LAB*
Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
(LAB)
AN ACT CONCERNING TELECOMMUTING OPTIONS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 5-248i of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2010):
(a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services [may] shall, within available appropriations, develop and implement guidelines, in cooperation with interested employee organizations, as defined in subsection (d) of section 5-270, authorizing telecommuting and work-at-home programs for state employees. [where such arrangements are determined to be cost effective.] Such guidelines shall be designed to achieve the following goals: (1) Increase worker efficiency and productivity; (2) benefit the environment; and (3) reduce traffic congestion. Such telecommuting and work-at-home programs shall not be subject to collective bargaining under the provisions of chapter 68, including, but not limited to, interest arbitration, and such programs and any matter involving an employee or employees participating in such programs shall not constitute the basis for a grievance or be subject to arbitration under any collective bargaining agreement.
(b) Any employee of a state agency may be authorized either by the head of such state agency or, for any employee of the legislative branch, by the executive director of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, or his or her designated representative, to participate in a telecommuting or work-at-home assignment. [with the approval of his appointing authority and with the approval of the Commissioner of Administrative Services.] Approval of such assignment may be granted only where it is determined to be [cost effective] in compliance with the guidelines developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Any assignment shall be on a temporary basis only, [for a period not to exceed six months and may be extended as necessary] and may be terminated upon agency operating needs. Each state agency shall provide the Department of Administrative Services with a copy of any telecommuting or work-at-home program arrangement that it authorizes for any employee of such agency.
(c) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall report annually to the joint standing [committee] committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and public employees and government administration as to the extent of use by employees as provided pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2010 5-248i
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2010
5-248i
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage the use of telecommuting by state employees.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]