What's happening
This bill requires New York state agencies to create telework policies allowing employees to work remotely whenever possible.
Why it matters
Could improve work-life balance and job satisfaction. for thousands of state employees by giving them more flexibility in how and where they work, potentially leading to higher retention and morale.
May reduce operational costs and environmental impact. by cutting down on the need for office space and decreasing employee commuting, which could save taxpayer money and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Requires agencies to designate a “telework coordinator”. to oversee implementation, which signals a structural commitment to making remote work effective, rather than leaving it as an ad-hoc option.
Protects unionized workers’ rights. by ensuring that new telework policies cannot be imposed on employees covered by collective bargaining agreements without union approval, supporting fair labor negotiations.
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Expand State Employee Telework
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Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 25
9 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Print number 7127b
- Amend and recommit to governmental employees
- Print number 7127a
- Amend and recommit to governmental employees
- Referred to governmental employees
- Referred to governmental employees
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Expand State Telework Options
In Senate Committee · Civil Service And Pensions · Sponsor Anna Kaplan
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7127--B
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 10, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC, COLTON, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to enacting the "New York state teleworking expansion act"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York state teleworking expansion act".
§ 2. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 13 to read as follows:
§ 13. Teleworking programs. 1. Each state agency shall establish a policy and program to allow employees to perform all or a portion of their duties through teleworking to the maximum extent possible without diminished employee performance. Each state agency shall designate a "telework coordinator" to be responsible for overseeing the implementation of teleworking programs.
2. For the purposes of this section, the term:
(a) "telework" shall mean to perform normal and regular work functions on a workday that ordinarily would be performed at the state agency's principal location at a different location, thereby eliminating or substantially reducing the physical commute to and from such state agency's principal location; and
(b) "state agency" shall mean any state department, board, bureau, division, commission, committee, public authority, public benefit corporation, council, office, or other governmental entity performing a governmental or proprietary function for the state.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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3. No agency shall establish a policy pursuant to this section for any employee that is subject to a collective bargaining agreement unless such policy has been mutually agreed to between the agency and the employee organization that is certified or recognized to represent such employees, within the meaning of article fourteen of this chapter, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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