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. 2741 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to require deputy director and special assistant positions of executive departments not specifically authorized by statute to be subject to position justification requirements and legislative review.

The Hawaii Government Employees Association submitted testimony in support of this bill. The Departments of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Human Resources Development opposed this measure.

Your Committee finds that this type of responsible legislation will prevent the excesses of patronage into unnecessary state jobs. Should the need arise for additional deputy directors and special assistant positions due to increased workload, no questions should be raised as to the justification for these positions.

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. 2741 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.