STAND. COM. REP. NO. 633-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 2463

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor and Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 2463 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to clarify that performance appraisal systems are not to be used to evaluate whether employees meet license and other job qualifications for their position.

The Department of Human Resources Development submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Human Resources of the City and County of Honolulu supported the intent of this measure with amendments.

Your Committee finds that licensure is often a qualification for public employment, and is not a performance requirement. Thus, statutory language relating to performance appraisals should not include reference to licensure requirements.

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. 2463 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

 

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

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair