Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB635 Compare Versions

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1	1	89R2349 CJC-D
2	2	By: Flores H.B. No. 635
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to authority for certain state employees to work flexible
10	10	hours and to work from home or other authorized alternative work
11	11	sites.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Section 658.006, Government Code, is amended to
14	14	read as follows:
15	15	Sec. 658.006. VARIED [STAGGERED] WORKING HOURS. (a)
16	16	Normal working hours for employees of a state agency may be
17	17	staggered for traffic regulation or public safety.
18	18	(b) An employee who works from an alternative work site as
19	19	part of a policy approved under Section 658.010 may, with the
20	20	approval of the employee's supervisor, complete all or part of the
21	21	employee's work hours at times other than the regular working hours
22	22	established under Section 658.005.
23	23	SECTION 2. Section 658.010, Government Code, is amended by
24	24	amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to
25	25	read as follows:
26	26	(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The]
27	27	employee's personal residence may not be considered the employee's
28	28	regular or assigned temporary place of employment without prior
29	29	written authorization from the administrative head of the employing
30	30	state agency.
31	31	(c) The administrative head of a state agency may adopt an
32	32	agency policy that authorizes the supervisor of an employee of the
33	33	agency to permit the employee to work from an alternative work site,
34	34	including the employee's personal residence, as the employee's
35	35	regular or assigned temporary place of employment.
36	36	(d) A policy adopted under Subsection (c) must:
37	37	(1) identify factors the state agency will consider in
38	38	evaluating whether a position is suitable for an alternative work
39	39	site, including whether:
40	40	(A) the position requires on-site resources;
41	41	(B) the provision of in-person service is
42	42	essential to the position; and
43	43	(C) in-person interaction is essential to the
44	44	position;
45	45	(2) require an employee who will work from an
46	46	alternative work site to enter into an agreement with the state
47	47	agency that establishes the employee's responsibilities and the
48	48	requirements for communicating with and reporting to the agency;
49	49	and
50	50	(3) provide for the revocation of an employee's
51	51	permission to work from an alternative work site if:
52	52	(A) the position is no longer suitable for an
53	53	alternative work site based on the factors identified under
54	54	Subdivision (1); or
55	55	(B) the employee violates the agreement entered
56	56	into under Subdivision (2).
57	57	(e) Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year,
58	58	the state auditor's office shall compile and submit a report to the
59	59	legislature providing information about policies adopted under
60	60	Subsection (c). The Department of Information Resources and the
61	61	Texas A&M Transportation Institute may assist in creating the
62	62	report. The report must include:
63	63	(1) a list of state agencies that have adopted a
64	64	policy;
65	65	(2) an estimate of the number of employees who work
66	66	from an alternative work site as permitted under a policy;
67	67	(3) a summary of the results of a survey provided to
68	68	state agencies that have adopted a policy that includes a
69	69	discussion of:
70	70	(A) the requirements of each agency's policy;
71	71	(B) the productivity, efficiency, and value to
72	72	taxpayers of employees working from an alternative work site as
73	73	permitted under a policy; and
74	74	(C) the collective effect of agency policies on
75	75	traffic congestion; and
76	76	(4) any other information the state auditor's office
77	77	determines to be relevant and beneficial.
78	78	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.