1. (a) For state agencies occupying space in facilities managed by the department of accounting and general services or in non-state facilities, the comptroller shall:

   1. (1) Assess and determine office space requirements;
   2. (2) Initiate or cancel leases upon the determination of each agency's requirements;
   3. (3) Renegotiate existing leases;
   4. (4) Authorize office space allocation; and
   5. (5) Determine infrastructure requirements to allow employees to telework.
2. (b) The comptroller shall reduce the total square footage of space leased by the State as of July 1, 2021, by ten per cent no later than July 1, 2026.
3. (c) The comptroller shall submit a progress report on the implementation of this section to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session beginning in the regular session of 2022.

[L 2021, c 219, §2]