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2009 SESSION
098708548Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2.2-203.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 2.2-203.1:1 as follows:
§ 2.2-203.1. Secretary to establish telecommuting policy.
A. The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Technology and in consultation with the Council on Technology Services, shall establish a comprehensive statewide telecommuting and alternative work schedule policy under which eligible employees of state agencies, as determined by state agencies, may telecommute or participate in alternative work schedules, and the Secretary shall periodically update such policy as necessary.
B. The telecommuting and alternative work schedule policy
described in subsection A shall include, but not be limited to, model
guidelines, rules and procedures for telecommuting and participation in
alternative work schedules, and identification of the broad categories of
positions determined to be ineligible to participate in telecommuting and the
justification for such a determination. Such policy may also include an
incentive program, to be established and administered by the Department of
Human Resources Resource
Management, that may encourage state employees to telecommute or participate in
alternative work schedules and that may encourage the state agencies'
management personnel to promote telecommuting and alternative work schedules
for eligible employees.
C. The Department of Human Resource Management shall notify state employees by email or other method deemed appropriate by the Department of the statewide telecommuting and alternative work schedule policy.
§ 2.2-203.1:1. Secretary to measure effectiveness of telecommuting policy.
A. The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Technology and in consultation with the Council on Technology Services, shall measure the effectiveness of the comprehensive statewide telecommuting and alternative work schedule policy.
B. Telework effectiveness shall be defined as the ratio of the number of workers and teleworkers assigned to a central workplace compared to the number of workstations present at that central workplace, with a higher ratio defining higher telework effectiveness.
C. The head of each agency shall set annual targets for the increase of telework effectiveness. By July 1, 2010, each state agency shall have a goal of not less than 1.25 workers to every workspace; by July 1, 2011, each state agency shall have a goal of not less than 1.5 workers to every workspace; by July 1, 2012, each state agency shall have a goal of not less than 2 workers to every workspace.
D. The head of each agency shall report annually to the Secretary on the status of any programs or policies developed and implemented pursuant to this section. Any agency head failing to comply with the requirements of this section shall forfeit one percent of the moneys appropriated for the operation of the agency as provided in the appropriation act. The Secretary shall so notify the Comptroller, who shall take such moneys and deposit them into the Literary Fund.
E. As used in this section, the terms "telecommuting," and "central workplace" shall mean the same as such terms are defined in § 2.2-2817.1.
“Workstation” means a work location that provides at a minimum a chair, a work surface, and a telephone, used by a single employee to perform normal work activities.