HCSHB337--OPTIONALALTERNATIVEWORKSCHEDULESFORAGENCIES
SPONSOR: Kelley
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonGovernmentEfficiencybyavoteof17to0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
337.
ThebillallowsforflexibilityinworkschedulesforState
agenciesallowingimplementation ofacompressedworkweekschedule
ofafour-dayworkweekcomposedof10hoursaday,ifdeemed
appropriatebytherelevantauthorities.
IfaStateholidayfallsonanemployee'sregularlyscheduled10
hourworkday,theemployeewillnotberequiredtousehisorher
ownannualleaveortakeleavewithoutpaytomakeupthe
differencebetweentheeighthoursofcreditedholidaytimeandthe
employee'susual10hourday.Employeesmayqualifyforadditional
holidayhoursonlyifthehourswillnotcauseovertimeandonlyif
theemployeehashadanapproved10-hourdayforatleast2pay
periods.
ThisbillissimilartoHB1565(2024).
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthiscreatesfairnessacrossthe
boardandthatstateworkersareoftensomeofthelowestpaid.
Thisprovidesabenefitforthosethatarerequiredtowork10hour
plusshifts.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Kelley;Arnie
C.Dienoff.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.