ID S1219

In-office employees must work in state offices at least 75% of scheduled workdays during a two-week pay cycle, with up to 25% of days eligible for telework with department approval.

Employees with job responsibilities requiring direct public contact through in-person or phone interactions are ineligible for telework.

In-office employees may be exempt from the 75% office requirement if no state offices exist within 50 miles of their home, they work in a legislature-approved telework job classification, or they have approved telework as a disability accommodation.

Telework agreements require department approval of a private telework location, employee compliance with IT security protocols, and completion of telework training; non-compliance voids the agreement and bars participation for three years.

Employee salary increases from legislature appropriations take effect July 1 of the appropriation year, and agencies must track and use salary savings for personnel costs in the same fiscal year or return funds to the general fund; personnel cost transfers for fiscal year 2025 cannot be redirected to other categories.