STAND. COM. REP. NO.  741

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1493

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1493 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure proper staffing of the Crime Victim Compensation Commission (Commission) by:

     (1)  Exempting Commission staff from civil service                  requirements; and

     (2)  Allowing Commission staff to maintain their right to               collective bargaining.

     The Commission testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing its effective date to July 1, 2112, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1493, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1493, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair