HLS 23RS-754 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE STUDY REQUEST NO. 1
BY REPRESENTATIVE FREIBERG
STATE EMPLOYEES: Requests the House Committee on House and Governmental
Affairs to meet and study the prevalence of remote work among state employees and
to investigate the impact of such work on the local economy
1 A STUDY REQUEST
2To the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to study the prevalence of
3 remote work among state employees and to investigate the impact of such work on
4 the economy and to report its findings to the House of Representatives prior to the
5 end of the committee's present term on January 8, 2024.
6 WHEREAS, many state departments, offices, and agencies implemented work-from-
7home policies beginning in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic; and
8 WHEREAS, many state offices continue to allow employees to work from home; and
9 WHEREAS, the decrease in the number of state employees working in the office on
10a daily basis had a negative impact on local and state economies and public safety; and
11 WHEREAS, Louisiana lacks a comprehensive study of the impact of remote work
12on local and state economies and public safety.
13 THEREFORE, the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana requests
14that the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs study the following and
15report its findings to the House of Representatives prior to the end of the committee's present
16term on January 8, 2024:
17 (1) The percentage of state employees that work from home reported on an average
18daily basis and by location.
19 (2) The basis each department uses to determine remote working eligibility.
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1 (3) The current economic impact on the state and local economies due to state
2workers working remotely, including local sales taxes, office occupancy rates, and an
3increase in crime.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HSR 1 Original 2023 Regular Session Freiberg
Requests the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to study the prevalence
of remote work among state employees and to investigate the impact of such work on the
economy and to report its findings to the House of Representatives prior to the end of the
committee's present term on January 8, 2024.
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