STAND. COM. REP. NO.  453

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1063

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1063 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to allow officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel of the Hawaii Army and Air National Guard, while on active duty of the State, to have their pay directly deposited by electronic means into their personal banking accounts.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the State Adjutant General of the Department of Defense, Chief of Staff of the Hawaii Army National Guard, Hawaii National Guard Association, Hawaii National Guard Enlisted Association, National Guard Association of Hawaii Insurance Trust, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, and two individuals.

     Your Committee finds that allowing the direct deposit of paychecks earned by Hawaii National Guard personnel on state active duty is a faster, more efficient, and safer means of making these payments.

     Your Committee finds that this measure extends to the members of our National Guard on active duty to the State a benefit that is already extended to many other employees in the private sector.

     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. 1063 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

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CINDY EVANS, Chair