Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor and Public Employment, to which was referred S.B. No. 1082, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to clarify which programs qualify for worker's compensation coverage for students engaged in work-based learning programs by changing the name of the School-to-Work Work-based Program to the Work-based Learning Program.

The Department of Education supported the intent of the measure.

Your Committee believes that the name change will broaden the base of programs under which the State will be deemed the employer for the students' workers' compensation coverage, rather than the private employer. In addition, your Committee believes that more private sector employers will be encouraged to participate in the program.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

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 S.B. No. 1082, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1082, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.