CS for CS for SB 2084 - State Employment

• Revises employment policy to clarify merit-based hiring without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, or disability, and adds policy supporting employee work-life balance through flexible schedules and telework.

• Reorganizes background screening requirements into two levels: Level 1 screening for positions based on duties, and Level 2 security investigations for positions of special trust or responsibility, including all Treasury Division positions.

• Modifies administrative leave for military-service-connected disabilities from 6 calendar days to 48 hours per year and changes furlough authority from the Administration Commission to the Governor or Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, subject to Legislative Budget Commission consideration.

• Eliminates the 1,040-hour annual limit for other-personal-services temporary employees and instead requires agencies to maintain records, review necessity by June 30 annually, and submit detailed reporting to the Governor and legislative committees beginning August 15, 2012.

• Creates comprehensive telework program standards requiring agencies to designate eligible positions, develop agency plans with performance and security standards, provide written agreements, and report annual performance metrics; transfers alternative retirement benefits administration from Department of Management Services to Department of Financial Services.