STAND. COM. REP. NO. 328-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2560
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor and Public Employment, to which was
referred H.B. No. 2560 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HOISTING MACHINE
     OPERATORS ADVISORY BOARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve the operation of the
Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board (Board) by:

     (1)  Placing the Board within the Department of Labor and
          Industrial Relations (DLIR) for administrative
          purposes; and

     (2)  Clarifying that the Board's executive director shall be
          selected by the Board and be exempt from state civil
          service and compensation laws.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by DLIR.
The Board currently has oversight responsibility over the Hawaii
Occupational Safety and Health Division's (HIOSH) actions and
certification regarding hoisting machines and their operators.
DLIR explained that there would be a conflict if HIOSH were to
select the executive director.   

     The executive director position is funded through the
assessment fees imposed for the certification of the operators.
DLIR further explained that the proposed measure provides the
Board with the responsibility to hire and retain the executive

 
 
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director position without risking financial exposure for the
State if the certification fees are insufficient to pay for the
cost of this position. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Public Employment that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 2560 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and
be referred to the Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Labor and Public
                                   Employment,



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                                   TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Chair