OK, so <i>state employees</i> would be hard-limited to 8h/week... But why does that policy need to be codified into <i>state law</i> across all possible state employees and agencies, and not just a policy decided by different agencies or offices or managers?<p>I can't help but feel there's some hidden agenda by whichever anonymous Ohio legislators introduced the provision into the bill.<p>____<p>Found another article [0], which says:<p>> Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) said the suggestion to force state workers to return to their offices came from a member of the Ohio House. Huffman didn't identify that member. The provision was not part of the House version of the budget.<p>> [...] Huffman said 10 years ago, when he was in the House, if he had an issue with someone at the Ohio Department of Education, he could walk over to their office and talk to them about it. He said that's not the case anymore. There are times when issues cannot be resolved with a phone call, Huffman also said.<p>Sounds almost as if the legislators don't like teleconferencing, and miss their ability to go throw their weight around in person at the capitol.<p>[0] <a href="https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2023-06-20/state-workers-might-not-be-able-to-work-from-home-as-much-anymore-if-senate-budget-provision-passes" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2023-06-20/sta...</a>