The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5705, seeks to amend title 5 of the general statutes to impose restrictions on remote work for state employees. Specifically, it introduces two key provisions: first, it limits remote work to a maximum of forty percent of an employee's work week, and second, it grants commissioners of state agencies the authority to deny remote work arrangements for positions where such arrangements do not align with job responsibilities or the operational needs of the agency.

This legislation overrides any existing collective bargaining or arbitration agreements that may allow for more flexible remote work arrangements, thereby establishing a clear framework for state employees' work conditions. The intent of the bill is to create limitations on remote work to ensure that state agencies can effectively meet their operational requirements while managing employee work arrangements.