(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(1) Telecommuting can be an important means to reduce air pollution and traffic congestion and to reduce the high costs of highway commuting.

Terms Used In California Government Code 14200.1

  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • telecommuting: means the partial or total substitution of computers or telecommunication technologies, or both, for the commute to work by employees residing in California. See California Government Code 14200

(2) Telecommuting stimulates employee productivity while giving workers more flexibility and control over their lives.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage state agencies to adopt policies that encourage telecommuting by state employees.

(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1209, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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