[PART VI. HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION]
§76-121 Employees of the Hawaii health systems corporation. It is the intent of the legislature that the personnel of the Hawaii health systems corporation shall constitute a separately administered part of the system of personnel administration established by this chapter and chapter 77, unless specifically exempted by this chapter or any other law; provided that:
(1) The Hawaii health systems corporation shall have a status coequal with the executive branch of the State and with the several counties for purposes of:
(A) Developing a position classification plan;
(B) Formulating personnel rules; and
(C) Administrating the Hawaii health systems corporation personnel system, including classification, reclassification, allocation, and reallocation of a particular position; the publication of a vacancy announcement; the examination of applicants; and the preparation of eligible lists;
(2) In the development of a position classification plan, the formulation of personnel rules and regulations, and the administration of the Hawaii health systems corporation personnel system, the corporation chief executive officer or the corporation chief executive officer's designee shall consult with the director of human resources development;
(3) Any action of the corporation chief executive officer or the corporation chief executive officer's designee including:
(A) The classification, reclassification, allocation, and reallocation of a particular position;
(B) The publication of a vacancy announcement;
(C) The examination of applicants;
(D) The preparation of an eligible list; and
(E) Appeals from suspensions, dismissals, and demotions not covered by collective bargaining;
may be appealed by any person, employee, or the exclusive bargaining unit representative to the Hawaii health systems corporation personnel appeals board. The board shall be composed of three members, one representative from the department of human resources development, one representative of the Hawaii health systems corporation, and one appropriate exclusive bargaining unit representative. Section 26-34 shall not apply to the members of the Hawaii health systems corporation personnel appeals board. The board shall sit as an appellate body on matters within the jurisdiction of the Hawaii health systems corporation with equal authority as the civil service commission established by section 26-5; and
(4) Nothing in chapters 76 and 77 shall be construed to require the governor or any executive agency for the Hawaii health systems corporation to approve positions in the corporation. [L 1996, c 262, pt of §3; am L 1998, c 229, §2]