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HB 2033 State employees; four-day work week.

Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

State employees; four-day work week.  Creates the "Work 4 Savings Initiative" and requires the Department of Human Resource Management, among other duties, to (i) establish and implement a program, with the approval of the Governor, that permits any state employee to work a four-day work week consisting of four 10-hour days, Monday through Friday, per week, the impact of which is fiscally neutral and keeps state employee annual holiday leave accrual whole and (ii) report to the Governor and General Assembly on the implementation of this program. The bill exempts certain public safety and other agencies from participation in the program. The bill provides that implementation of the four-day work week program shall be mandatory for state agencies covered in the bill when the Revenue Stabilization Fund is impacted. The Governor shall by executive order direct such state agencies to implement the four-day work week program within such time and manner as directed in the executive order, not to exceed 60 days of the issuance thereof. When the Revenue Stabilization Fund is no longer impacted, the Governor may rescind the executive order requiring implementation of the four-day work week program. The bill provides that its provisions will expire on July 1, 2012.


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