Senate Bill S936

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs state agencies to submit reports detailing their telework policies

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Internet And Technology Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S936 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Internet And Technology
Law Section:
State Employees
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6476

2025-S936 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs state agencies to submit reports detailing their telework policies; permits input from employees anonymously; directs the department of civil service to compile reports and submit a single report to the legislature.

2025-S936 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S936 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    936
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  GONZALEZ, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Internet  and
   Technology
 
 AN ACT directing a state agency telework report
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "State agency telework report act".
   §  2.  Legislative intent. The legislature takes notice of the growing
 practice of the use of telework as a future form of work away  from  the
 principal place of employment. Telecommuting is being used more and more
 by  businesses as a way to save money for employers by reducing contrib-
 utions to workers' compensation premiums, allowing more  freedom  for  a
 balance  between  work  and  family  life  for  employees,  reducing air
 pollution and traffic congestion, reducing absenteeism, and  accommodat-
 ing those who are disabled.
   Teleworking  warrants  further  research to enable the state to move a
 step closer to using it as a way to save taxpayer's  money,  while  also
 benefiting the state and its employees.
   §  3. Definitions. As used in this act, the following terms shall have
 the following meanings:
   (a) "State  agency" means any state department, board,  bureau,  divi-
 sion,  commission,  committee,  public  authority, public benefit corpo-
 ration, council, office, or other  governmental  entity   performing   a
 governmental or proprietary function for the state.
   (b) "Telework" means to perform normal and regular work functions on a
 workday  that  ordinarily would be performed at the state agency's offi-
 cial principal location or locations, at a different location.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01043-01-5
 S. 936                              2

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