STAND. COM. REP. NO. 598-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 173
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 173 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to require that, effective July 1, 2005, persons serving in the capacities of Adjutant General and Deputy Adjutant General possess certain minimum experiential qualifications.
Specifically, the measure mandates that, retroactive to July 1, 2005, and in addition to other qualifications established by law for the positions of Adjutant General and Deputy Adjutant General, the person:
(1) Hold or have held a commission as a field grade officer, federally recognized as such, in the national guard of the armed forces of this or any other state or territory of the United States, or in the armed forces of the United States or a reserve component thereof, and has served as a commissioned officer in one or more of the armed forces for at least ten years; and
(2) Possess at least five years of service as an active commissioned officer in the Hawaii National Guard, whether army, air, or both.
The measure also requires that the Deputy Adjutant General: be appointed and be subject to removal as set forth in section 26-31; serve for the term as set forth in section 6, article V, of the state constitution; and have a grade no higher than brigadier general.
Your Committee has amended the measure by:
(1) Deleting all provisions relating to the position of Deputy Adjutant General;
(2) Moving the threshold date from July 1, 2005 to July 1, 2006;
(3) Adding a savings clause to clarify that the measure does not affect the incumbent Adjutant General;
(4) Adding a purpose section to clarify the intent of the measure; and
(5) Changing the effective date from upon approval to July 1, 2050, to promote further discussion on the measure.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 173, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 173, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Labor & Public Employment.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,
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____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair |
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