STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3302

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2559
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 2




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 2559, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII WORKFORCE
     DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify the membership of the
Workforce Development Council.

     Specifically, the measure authorizes two additional Hawaii
Workforce Development Council (Council) members:  the Governor or
the Governor's designee, and an additional private sector
representative.  The bill also clarifies that:

     (1)  The Governor appoints two mayors to the Council;

     (2)  Department heads and the two mayor members may name a
          designee; and

     (3)  Certain Council members are ex officio voting members.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
bill by:


 
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     (1)  Changing the number of Council members from "twenty-
          nine or thirty-one" to "thirty-one" members; and

     (2)  Changing the number of private sectors representatives
          from "fifteen or sixteen" to "sixteen";

to accurately reflect the composition of the Council.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2559, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it
pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2559,
H.D. 1, S.D. 2.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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