Allows the director of a jurisdiction to appoint or delegate the authority to appoint non-citizens and non-residents when necessary to provide services essential to the public interest. (SD1)

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] director, as defined in section 76-11, may [approve the appointment of] appoint or delegate to the appointing authority the authority to appoint 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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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 on July 1, 2006.