Section 63A-17-111 - Teleworking progress report(1) As used in this section:(a) "Mandatory action day" means a day where notice has been issued at least 48 hours in advance by the director of the Division of Air Quality that the concentration of air pollutants measured in a county are predicted to reach or exceed levels of air pollution that are unhealthy for sensitive groups.(b) "Special circumstance day" means a day where predicted heavy snowfall or other situations pose a risk to employee safety or employee health as determined by the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget or a designee of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.(c) "Surge telework eligible" means all employment positions identified as telework eligible and employment positions identified as able to telework temporarily for mandatory action days or special circumstance days.(d) "Surge teleworking" means an employee who temporarily teleworks on a mandatory action day or a special circumstance day.(e) "Telework" or "Teleworking" means an employee working from home, or from an approved worksite other than the location from which the employee would otherwise work, through the use of a computer, the Internet, a telephone, or other technology to complete work-related duties and maintain contact with colleagues, clients, or a central office as needed.(2)(a) The division shall assist each state agency with identifying positions that are surge telework eligible.(b) The division may identify and distribute to each state agency strategies and best practices to increase the use of teleworking by the agency's employees during mandatory action days and special circumstance days.(3) The Governor's Office of Planning and Budget or a designee of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget shall inform each state agency in a timely manner of mandatory action days and special circumstance days.(4) On or before October 1 of each year, the division shall provide a written report to the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee describing:(a) the number of employees and the percentage of employees from each agency that are identified as telework eligible and surge telework eligible;(b) except for the initial written report on or before October 1, 2021, the number of employees and the percentage of employees from each agency that have teleworked during mandatory action days and special circumstance days during the previous fiscal year;(c) for each agency that has not met the target goal of 90% of surge telework eligible employees teleworking on mandatory action days or special circumstance days, impediments to achieving the target goals and recommended strategies to achieve the target goals in the future; and(d) for each agency, recommendations for any actions by the Legislature to increase the number and percentage of surge telework eligible employees.Added by Chapter 192, 2021 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/5/2021.Technically renumbered for proper placement in title.