STAND. COM. REP. NO. 905
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 875
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 875, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GOVERNMENT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to support substitute teachers, who play such an integral role in Hawaii's public education system by:
(1) Extending the statute of limitations period for claims against the State for unpaid wages to six-years;
(2) Allowing for the payment of interest on claims for unpaid wages or benefits for services rendered by state employees; and
(3) Clarifying that the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall also be retroactively applicable to substitute teachers' claims against the State for unpaid wages.
A concerned individual and an attorney representing substitute teachers in pending class actions testified in support of this bill. The Department of the Attorney General testified in opposition to this measure.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 875, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair |
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