STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1139

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1155
                                     S.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No.
1155, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REALLOCATION OF VACANT
     LIBRARY POSITIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to extend until 2002 the
authority of the State Librarian to:

     (1)  Administratively reallocate vacant positions;

     (2)  Authorize and implement internal reorganization
          actions; and

     (3)  Establish temporary positions.

     The Hawaii State Public Library System testified in favor of
the bill.  Information Services commented on the bill.  The
Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in opposition
to the bill.

     Your Committee finds that the ability of the Hawaii State
Public Library System to reallocate staff to the re-established
central services units will provide cost-effective and timely
acquisitions, cataloging, and automated system support services
to the State's libraries.


 
 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
1155, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Employment.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education,



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                                   KEN ITO, Chair