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AB 1100: State employees: workweek.

  • Session Year: 2023-2024
  • House: Assembly

Current Status:

Failed

(2024-02-01: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Enacted

Version:

Existing law states that it is the policy of the state that the workweek of the state employee shall be 40 hours and the workday of state employees 8 hours, except as specified.

This bill would require the Government Operations Agency, in consultation with the Department of Human Resources, to evaluate how a 4-day workweek, including, but not limited to, a 32-hour workweek, can be implemented for state employees to improve their quality of work, health, and lifestyle. The bill would require the Government Operations Agency, on or before January 1, 2026, to prepare and submit to the Legislature a report on its evaluation, as prescribed.

Existing law generally establishes that 8 hours of labor constitutes a days work and further establishes a 40-hour workweek.This bill would establish the 32-hour Workweek Pilot Program under the administration of the Department of Industrial Relations to provide grants to employers with 5 or more employees for the purposes of administering pilot programs that provide each employee the option to work a 32-hour workweek. The bill would authorize an employer to apply for a grant from the department by submitting a specified application that includes, among other things, a 12-month plan for the implementation of a 32-hour workweek. The bill would require the department to award grants quarterly, beginning July 1, 2024, and to prioritize employers with hourly employees. The bill would require an employer, upon receipt of a grant, to implement the program within 90 days, and would require the employer, within the first 6 months, and upon the completion of the pilot program, to evaluate the impact of the pilot program on employer and employee satisfaction, as specified. The bill would require the department to submit a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2028, on the 32-hour Workweek Pilot Program, including findings and recommendations on expanding the pilot program on a statewide basis or for an extended period of time. The bill would make these provisions operative upon appropriation by the Legislature, and would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2029.

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