Enacting the back to work act to require all full-time state employees to perform such employees' duties in their assigned office, facility or field location, provide for certain exceptions by agency heads and require certain reports regarding such exceptions.

SB 256 requires all full-time Kansas state employees to work in person at their assigned office, facility, or field location by July 1, 2025. Agency leaders may grant exceptions for nonstandard work hours, unreasonable in-office requirements, or space constraints. Agencies must report all exceptions to the Department of Administration by August 1, 2025, and the Department will submit a detailed legislative report by October 1, 2025. This bill directly affects all full-time employees across Kansas state agencies.