STAND. COM. REP. NO. 680-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.B. No. 1786
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1786, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EXEMPT EMPLOYEES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to:
(1) Allow employees in exempt positions who have performed satisfactory work for five or more consecutive years to apply for intradepartmental and interdepartmental transfers and promotional exams for which they meet the minimum qualifications;
(2) Limit the number of exempt positions to a certain percentage of the number of full-time equivalent civil service positions;
(3) Require the Legislative Reference Bureau to compile a list of all statutory references to exempt positions and submit a report to the 2005 Legislature; and
(4) Require the Department of Human Resources Development to complete its review of all exempt positions and submit a report to the 2005 Legislature.
The Department of Education submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Human Resources Development supported the intent of this measure with amendments.
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. 1786, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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