Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 14, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to address the need for clerical support resulting from a substantial increase in work performed by school personnel by appropriating funds to the Department of Education for 312 full-time equivalent, temporary, school clerical positions to partially implement the recommendations of the School and Office Clerical Staffing Study.

The Department of Education and Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in support of the intent of this bill. Hawaii School Office Services Association and a concerned individual submitted testimony in support of this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 14, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.