STAND. COM. REP. NO. 79

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 1155
                                        




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

Sir:

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

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to extend the already
existing authority of the State Librarian to administratively
reallocate vacant positions and to establish temporary positions
for three years, until 2002.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
Hawaii State Public Library System, Makawao Library, the Friends
of Pearl City Library, Kailua Public Library, Mountainview
Library, Pahoa Public and School Library, Information Services,
and over 100 Hawaii State Public Library System employees and
private patrons of the libraries.  Testimony in opposition was
submitted by the Hawaii Government Employees Association. 

     Your Committee finds that as the State's economy struggles
with less money, the state library system needs to be able to
utilize any and all existing and vacant library positions to
serve the public efficiently and effectively.  This measure will
provide the libraries with the authority to reallocate vacant
positions and/or establish temporary positions to support
libraries when changes in demographics and needs have created
staffing shortages.  Your Committee further finds that the
ability to reallocate staff to the reestablished central services

 
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units will provide cost-effective and timely acquisitions,
cataloging, and automated system support services to the
libraries.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education and Technology that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 1155 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 Education and
                                   Technology,



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                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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