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As </div> <div> outer suburban areas become more and more populated, one way to alleviate </div> <div> the traffic problems is through greater use of telecommuting in these areas. </div> <div> Reducing the number of commuters on these roads has the potential to </div> <div> significantly decrease congestion on VirginiaÂ’s busiest roadways.</div> <bR> <div> In addition to mitigating commuter traffic, telework has the potential to sustain </div> <div> government and business operations during emergencies, reduce our </div> <div> dependence on foreign oil, reduce air pollution, strengthen the economies </div> <div> of our rural communities and minimize the exportation of U.S. jobs offshore. </div> <div> Telecommuting also enables older Americans to continue working and helps </div> <div> employees balance the demands of work and family.</div> <bR> <div> The federal government should be taking the lead on promoting telework. But </div> <div> an Intel study of federal workers in 2005 found that, although interest in teleworking </div> <div> is at an all-time high, just 56 percent believe their agency has a teleworking plan </div> <div> (when, in fact, nearly all agencies do), only 21 percent said they had access to the </div> <div> plan, and only five percent knew the name of their agency telework coordinator.</div> <div>  </div> <div> We should also be making it easier for private workers to take advantage of telework </div> <div> opportunities. Teleworkers frequently face tax troubles if they live and work in different </div> <div> states. By working at home, many of them are liable for income taxation in both their </div> <div> home and work states, creating a double taxation penalty for teleworkers.</div> <bR> <div> As Senator, Harris Miller will promote greater use of telecommuting by federal workers </div> <div> by expanding the definition of which federal workers can telecommute and pressuring </div> <div> federal agencies to adhere to legally mandated goals for telework. Miller will support </div> <div> private telework expansion through tax incentives for employers and employees </div> <div> purchasing telecommuting equipment and greater security networks for telecommuting </div> <div> internet connections. Miller will also support the Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act </div> <div> (S. 1097, H.R. 2558), a bipartisan proposal that eliminates the double taxation penalty </div> <div> for teleworkers.</div> <bR> <div> <B>***********************************************************************************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ajc.com/news/content/business/stories/0421biztelecommute.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ajc.com/news/content/business"><U><B>New tax breaks to promote telework</B></U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div>   State firms to get credits if workers stay off the road</div> <div> By Sonji Jacobs, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 26, 2006</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Telework legislation in Virginia awaiting Governor's signature:</B></div> <div> <I>An Act to amend and reenact §§ </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><U>2.2-203.1</U></I></FONT><I> and </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><U>2.2-2817.1</U></I></FONT><I> of the Code of Virginia, </I></div> <div> <I>relating to telecommuting and alternative work schedules for state employees.</I> </div> <div> Bill H 2612<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > sponsored by Del. Tim Hugo</FONT></div> <div> The Bill: <A HREF="http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+HB2612ER" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504."><U><IMG SRC="1600e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>***********************************************************************************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Telework legislation in Georgia awaiting full house approval:</B></div> <div> House Bill 194<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >, sponsored by Rep. Chuck Martin, R-Alpharetta, would give employers </FONT></div> <div> <U>a credit of up to $1,500</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > for each employee working from home a certain number of days per month. </FONT></div> <div> The Bill: <A HREF="http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/fulltext/hb194.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_"><U><IMG SRC="1600e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>***********************************************************************************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>2005 Telework Legislation Proposed in Maryland:</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Senate Bill SB115</B>, Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses </div> <div> General Info: <A HREF="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/sb0115.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/"><U><IMG SRC="1600e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> The Bill: <A HREF="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/bills/sb/sb0115f.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/bills/sb/"><U><IMG SRC="1600e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <B>Defeated in Committee</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Senate Bill SB117, </B>State Personnel - Teleworking Implementation Program </div> <div> General Info: <A HREF="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/sb0117.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/"><U><IMG SRC="1600e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> The Bill: <A HREF="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/bills/sb/sb0117f.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/bills/sb/"><U><IMG SRC="1600e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <B>Defeated in Committee</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>House Bill HB41</B>, Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses </div> <div> General Info: <A HREF="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/HB0041.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/"><U><IMG SRC="1600e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> The Bill: <A HREF="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/bills/hb/hb0041f.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/bills/hb/"><U><IMG SRC="1600e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <B>Defeated in Committee</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>House Bill HB60,</B> State Personnel - Teleworking Implementation Program </div> <div> General Info: <A HREF="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/HB0060.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/"><U><IMG SRC="1600e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> The Bill: <A HREF="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/bills/hb/hb0060f.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/bills/hb/"><U><IMG SRC="1600e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <B>Defeated in Committee</B></div> <bR> <div> ****************************************************************************************************</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Current state of  2005 Telework legislation in  Virginia:</B></div> <div> <B>HB 2127</B>/Telecommuting by state employees/Eisenberg/Would require each state agency, </div> <div> by July 1, 2009, to have not less than 50 percent of its eligible workforce participating in </div> <div> telecommuting at least one day per week. <B>Stricken from docket by House Committee </B></div> <div> <B>on General Laws (22-Y 0-N).</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>HB 2612/</B>State employees; telecommuting and alternative work schedules/Hugo/Would </div> <div> require the Secretary of Administration, in developing a telecommuting policy for state </div> <div> employees, to include identification of employees or positions determined to be ineligible </div> <div> to participate in telecommuting and the justification for that determination. Reported from </div> <div> House Committee on General Laws with amendments (22-Y 0-N). <B>Passed by House </B></div> <div> <B>(97-Y 0-N).</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>HB 2614</B>/Secretary of Commerce and Trade; use of state-owned buildings as economic </div> <div> incentives/Hugo/Would require the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to establish economic </div> <div> incentives by offering the use of available state-owned or state-leased buildings vacated by </div> <div> agencies as a result of state telecommuting and shared office programs to private businesses. </div> <div> <B>Stricken at request of patron from House Committee on General Laws (22-Y 0-N).</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>HB 2893</B>/Promoting telecommuting; Commonwealth Telework Council; income tax/James Scott.</div> <div> Would establish the Commonwealth Telework Council to advise Governor on guidelines for </div> <div> telecommuting and participation in alternative work schedules.<B> Reported from House </B></div> <div> <B>Committee on Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N). Tabled in House Committee on </B></div> <div> <B>Science and Technology (15-Y 0-N).</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>SB 1116</B>/Sales and use tax exemption; telecommunications companies/Norment/Effective </div> <div> July 1, 2006, would restore the sales and use tax exemption for telecommunication companies </div> <div> that was eliminated in the 2004 Special Session I. <B>Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>2005 Proposed legislation in Virginia in favor of telework and telecommuting:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>HB 2127/Telecommuting by state employees/Eisenberg/</B>Would require each state agency, by July </div> <div> 1, 2009, to have not less than 50 percent of its eligible workforce participating in telecommuting at least </div> <div> one day per week. <I><B>Assigned to House General Laws sub-committee: 4.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>HB 2612/State employees; telecommuting and alternative work schedules/Hugo/</B>Would require </div> <div> the Secretary of Administration, in developing a telecommuting policy for state employees, to include </div> <div> identification of employees or positions determined to be ineligible to participate in telecommuting and </div> <div> the justification for that determination. <I><B>Assigned to House General Laws sub-committee: 4.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>HB 2614/Secretary of Commerce and Trade; use of state-owned buildings as economic incentives</B></div> <div> <B>/Hugo/</B>Would require the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to establish economic incentives by offering the </div> <div> use of available state-owned or state-leased buildings vacated by agencies as a result of state telecommuting </div> <div> and shared office programs to private businesses. <I><B>Assigned to House General Laws sub-committee: 4.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>***************************************************************************************</B></div> <div> Telework Legislation in Maryland, 2004</div> <bR> <div>    Senate Bill SB 484  <A HREF="http://mlis.state.md.us/2004rs/bills/sb/sb0484f.rtf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mlis.state.md.us/2004rs/bills/sb/"><U><IMG SRC="1600e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <B>State Personnel - Teleworking Implementation Program</B></div> <div> <B>   No action in Committee</B></div> <bR> <div>    Senate Bill SB 486  <A HREF="http://mlis.state.md.us/2004rs/bills/sb/sb0486f.rtf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mlis.state.md.us/2004rs/bills/sb/"><U><IMG SRC="1600e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <B>Tax Credit for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses</B></div> <div> <B>   Defeated in Committee</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>   </B>House Bill HB 1101 <B>  </B><A HREF="http://mlis.state.md.us/2004rs/bills/hb/hb1101f.rtf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mlis.state.md.us/2004rs/bills/hb/"><U><IMG SRC="1600e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><B>  Tax Credit for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses</B></div> <div> <B>  Approved in Committee, Passed in House 139 - 0, No action taken in Senate</B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div>    House Bill HB 1118   <A HREF="http://mlis.state.md.us/2004rs/bills/hb/hb1118f.rtf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mlis.state.md.us/2004rs/bills/hb/"><U><IMG SRC="1600e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <B>State Personnel - Teleworking Implementation Program</B></div> <div> <B>   Defeated in Committee</B></div> <div> <B>****************************************************************************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id141.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2004 VA Telework Legislation"><U>Telework Legislation proposed in Virginia in 2004</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>*******************************************************************</B></div> <div> Telework Legislation proposed in Maryland in 2003:</div> <bR> <div>    </div> <div>       Senate Bill <A HREF="http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/billfile/sb0496.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/billfile/"><U><IMG SRC="1600e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  (Note: This Bill was NOT passed)</div> <div> (to see the bill go to the bottom of the page, documents, First Reading)</div> <bR> <bR> <div>        House Bill <A HREF="http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/billfile/hb0768.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/billfile/"><U><IMG SRC="1620e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  (Note: This Bill was NOT passed)</div> <div> (to see the bill go to the bottom of the page, documents, First Reading)</div> <bR> <div> *******************************************************************</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id98.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2003 Proposed Legislation, the Commonwea"><U>Telework Legislation proposed in Virginia in 2003</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.matac.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.matac.org/"><U>Metro Atlanta Telecommuting Advisory Council</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.valleymetro.org/Rideshare/Telework/gtp.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.valleymetro.org/Rideshare/Tel"><U>Arizona Governor's Telework Partnership</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ivc.ca/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ivc.ca/"><U>Canadian Telework Association</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.telecommutect.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.telecommutect.com"><U>Telecommute Connecticut</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.teleworkva.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.teleworkva.org"><U><B>Telework!VA</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.teleworkcollaborative.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.teleworkcollaborative.com/"><U>The Telework Cooperative</U></A></div> <bR> <div>      <A HREF="http://www.teleworkarizona.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.teleworkarizona.com/"><U>The State of Arizona Telecommuting Zone</U></A></div> <bR> <div>      <A HREF="http://www.dpa.ca.gov/telework/teleresource.shtm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dpa.ca.gov/telework/teleresou"><U>State of California Telework Programs</U></A></div> <bR> <div>      <A HREF="http://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/tp_telework.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/tp_telew"><U>Texas Telework Program</U></A></div> <bR> <div>      <A HREF="http://www.energy.state.or.us/telework/telehm.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.energy.state.or.us/telework/t"><U>Telework/Telecommuting in Oregon</U></A></div> <bR> <div>      <A HREF="http://capps.wsu.edu/telework/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://capps.wsu.edu/telework/"><U>Telework in Washington State</U></A> </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>