SB 148 — AN ACT establishing the Government Teleworking Task Force.

UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BRSB 1172148/GA AN ACT relatingestablishing tothe publicGovernment employees.Teleworking Task Force.

SECTIONSection 1.

AThe NEWLegislative SECTIONResearch OFCommission KRSis CHAPTERhereby 61directed ISto CREATEDestablish TOthe READGovernment ASTeleworking FOLLOWS:Task Force.

(1)The Fortask theforce purposesshall ofinvestigate thisand section:make recommendations regarding:

(a)(1) "PublicHow agency"the meanson-site every:presence of state employees can be reduced, and cost savings realized, now that many workers have transitioned to different teleworking models;

1.(2) How much in-person work hours have decreased since the pandemic and whether and to what extent has public service suffered due to the decrease;

Stateand office,(3) department,What officer,in-person bureau,staffing board,levels commission,are andnecessary authority;for state government to maintain a high level of in-person customer service for citizens.

Section 2.

Legislative(1) board,The commission,task committee,force shall be composed of the following eight members with final membership of the task force being subject to the consideration and officer;approval of the Legislative Research Commission:

or(a) 3.Four members from the Senate, of which the President of the Senate shall appoint three members from the majority party and one member from the minority party;

County and city(b) governingFour body,members council,from schoolthe districtHouse board,of specialRepresentatives, districtof board,which municipalthe corporation,Speaker orof anythe board,House department,of committee,Representatives subcommittee,shall adappoint hocthree committee,members council,from orthe agencymajority thereof;party and one member from the minority party.

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(2)Section (a)3. Except when the Governor declares an emergency, a public agency shall not permit any of its employees to telework.

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(3)Page The1 Administrativeof Office2 ofSB014810.100 the- Courts1172 shall- notXXXX permit3/10/2023 any11:44 ofAM itsGA employeesUNOFFICIAL toCOPY telework.23 RS SB 148/GA Section 4.

(4)Provisions Thisof sectionthis Bill to the contrary notwithstanding, the Legislative Research Commission shall nothave applythe to:authority to alternatively assign the issues identified herein to an interim joint committee or subcommittee thereof, and to designate a study completion date.

(a)Section Justices5. of the Supreme Court;

(b)Section District1 orto Circuit4 Judges;of this Act shall have the same legal status as a Senate Concurrent Resolution.

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(d) Any employee of state government involved in the following professions:

1.

Motor vehicle enforcement;

2.

Plumbing inspector;

3.

Health inspector;

and 4.

Building inspector;

or (e) Any employee of state government whose job responsibilities require them to be away from their primary work station at least fifty percent (50%) of the time.

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