evidence_text: Rep. Paquette moved to amend the bill as follows:
  
  1. Amend page 15, line 20, after “217.” by striking out the balance of the line through “period.” on line 25 and inserting “(1) On a quarterly basis, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, and the senate and house fiscal agencies the following information:
  
  (a) The number of FTEs in pay status by type of staff and civil service classification.
  
  (b) A comparison by line item of the number of FTEs authorized from funds appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of FTEs employed by the department at the end of the reporting period.
  
  (2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, and the senate and house fiscal agencies the following information:
  
  (a) Number of employees that were engaged in remote work in 2023.
  
  (b) Number of employees authorized to work remotely and the actual number of those working remotely in the current reporting period.
  
  (c) Estimated net cost savings achieved by remote work.
  
  (d) Reduced use of office space associated with remote work.”.
  
  The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.