STAND. COM. REP. NO. 213

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 1042
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor and Environment, to which was
referred S.B. No. 1042 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE RECRUITMENT OF EMPLOYEES
     FOR STATE SERVICE,"

begs leave to report as follows:
     
     The purpose of this measure is to provide for additional
flexibility in hiring new government employees by allowing
vacancies to be announced at a range of salary rates, rather than
the first step only, for professional and scientific positions
and positions in the excluded managerial compensation plan.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Human Resources Development, the County of
Hawaii, and the Public Employees Management Association of
Hawaii.

     Your Committee finds that under current law all new hires
must be appointed at the minimum step of the salary range,
regardless of the quality and quantity of experience.  As a
result, it is difficult to recruit and hire experienced
professionals and both State and county governments find
themselves at a competitive disadvantage.

     Your Committee believes the flexibility provided by this
measure will result in more experienced personnel and a more
efficient government operation.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Environment that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 1042 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and
be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Labor and
                                   Environment,



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                                   BOB NAKATA, Chair

 
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