Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3011, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide public employees the opportunity to advance in the civil service system by being given first consideration when applying for civil service positions.

The Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in support of this bill. The Department of Human Resources Development supported the intent of this measure. The Department of Human Resources of the City and County of Honolulu and Department of Personnel Services of the County of Maui opposed this bill.

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 S.B. No. 3011, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.