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A 5243

Establishes the high school peer mentoring pilot program

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Keith Brown and 2 co-sponsors

The bill prohibits remote work for state career, senior executive, and unclassified employees, while maintaining overtime and holiday pay rules overseen by the Civil Service Commis

REFERRED TO EDUCATION
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Bill Summary · A 5243

Bill A 5243 — Summary

Overview

Bill A 5243, introduced January 30, 2025 and referred to the Education Committee (after initial referral to Assembly State and Local Government), would prohibit remote work for State employees and amend provisions governing overtime and related labor rules. The bill is sponsored by Primary Sponsor Keith Brown, with John Lemondes and David McDonough as cosponsors. A companion bill is S 4057.

What the bill would do

  • Prohibit remote work for State employees as part of the rules governing hours of work, overtime, and holiday pay.
  • Amend N.J.S.11A:6-24 to require overtime compensation and holiday pay for eligible State employees, and to authorize rules on hours of work and related programs.
  • Specifically state that remote work shall not be permitted for State employees in the career, senior executive, and unclassified services, with the Civil Service Commission tasked to adopt implementing rules.

Key provisions

  • Overtime and holiday pay: The bill preserves the framework that eligible State employees in designated services receive overtime at 1.5x their base hourly rate or compensatory time off at 1.5 hours per hour worked beyond the regular workweek, subject to department head approval and commission rules.
  • Rulemaking: The Civil Service Commission would adopt rules implementing hours of work, overtime, and holiday pay, including eligibility procedures, while also enforcing the prohibition on remote work for specified employee categories.
  • Effective date: The act would take effect immediately upon enactment.

Background/context

  • The bill references the Civil Service Commission’s Model Telework Pilot Program, approved April 2022, which allowed telework up to two days per week. A5243 would reverse or constrain telework by prohibiting remote work in the specified state employee services.

Who is affected

  • State employees in the career, senior executive, and unclassified services (as defined by the bill) would be prohibited from remote work.
  • The Civil Service Commission would implement the related rules on hours of work and overtime.
  • State agencies and departments employing these classified employee groups would be affected by the change in telework policy.

Legislative actions and status

  • Introduced: January 30, 2025
  • Referred to Assembly State and Local Government (initial)
  • Referred to Education (February 12, 2025)

Related bills

  • Companion: S 4057
  • Prior-session: A 10174, A 8040

Note: The bill’s text specifies prohibiting remote work for certain employee services, while also detailing overtime and holiday pay provisions and the role of the Civil Service Commission in implementing these rules.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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