Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 270, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that the Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD) prepare a report on all civil service exempt positions within DHRD, the Judiciary, the Department of Education, the University of Hawaii, and the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

This measure further provides that the report should include:

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Human Resources Development and Hawaii Government Employees Association. Testimony in opposition to this measure was submitted by the Department of Education.

Your Committee finds that in order to ensure that the rights and privileges of civil service are provided whenever possible, it is important for the number of exempt positions within the State to be monitored and controlled. Your Committee further finds that, although the Department of Human Resources Development has previously gathered similar information regarding exempt positions within its jurisdiction, additional information on exempt positions under the jurisdiction of other state entities is necessary to allow for the proper assessment of their continued status as exempt positions or the necessity for their conversion to civil service positions.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 270, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.