1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the legislature; providing for reduced commuting by legislative 
1.3 	employees to help reduce carbon emissions;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [3.091] REDUCED CARBON FOOTPRINT; TELECOMMUTING.
1.7 	To reduce the carbon footprint associated with travel to work by legislative 
1.8 	employees, each legislative appointing authority must offer each legislative employee:
1.9 	(1) the option to telecommute from home for up to 20 percent of the work days during 
1.10 	the portion of the year that the legislature is not meeting in a regular or special session; or
1.11 	(2) the option to work four ten-hour days each week, or a similar schedule that will 
1.12 	reduce commuting to work by 20 percent, during the portion of the year that the legislature 
1.13 	is not meeting in a regular or special session.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.