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Senate Finance opens debate on state remote-work rules after LBB survey
Summary
Legislators heard a Legislative Budget Board overview of agency remote-work policies and raised concerns about customer service, cybersecurity and facilities use as state agencies consider retaining hybrid arrangements grown since the pandemic.
The Senate Finance Committee on Monday heard a Legislative Budget Board survey of state agency remote-work policies, prompting members to press for clearer statewide standards on when employees should work remotely and how agencies should measure service quality.
The LBB presentation by Julie Lindsay summarized responses the board collected in fall 2024: 96 executive and judicial agencies replied, and all but four reported allowing some form of remote work. Lindsay told the committee the data were self-reported and that the survey did not include institutions of higher education. "All but 4 of the agencies allow for some level of remote work," Lindsay said.
Committee members said the survey is a useful starting point but not enough to set policy. Senator Perry…
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