Allows the State to hire non-citizens and non-residents when necessary to provide services essential to the public interest.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. Section 78-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

"(d) The [appointing authority] department of human resources development may [approve] delegate to the appointing authority the appointment of persons without consideration of the requirements under subsection (c) when services essential to the public interest require highly specialized technical and scientific skills or knowledge for critical-to-fill and labor shortage positions."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.