Report Title:

Boards of Water Supply; Experimental Modernization Projects

Description:

Requires any board of water supply that conducts an experimental modernization project (EMP) to develop a clear plan and consult with employees involved in conducting the project.  Prohibits hiring of non-civil service employees to replace civil service employees, and bonuses or other special considerations for EMP project consultants or temporary hires.  (HB1082 HD2)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1082
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007		H.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO BOARDS OF WATER SUPPLY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 78-3.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§78-3.6  Experimental modernization projects; county boards of water supply.[]] (a)  It is the intent of this section to encourage and facilitate [improvements in the human resource] civil service multi-skilled worker programs [of] in qualifying boards of water supply.  With or without the approval from the chief executive, the director of any qualifying board of water supply may conduct experimental modernization projects for civil service multi-skilled worker programs to determine whether specific changes in its human resource program would result in [a more desirable program] enhanced efficiencies and morale for civil service employees and the jurisdiction.

(b)  Prior to the implementation of any experimental modernization project[,] for civil service multi-skilled workers, the director of any qualifying board of water supply shall:

     (1)  Develop a plan clearly identifying:

         (A)  The purpose of the project;

         (B)  The methodology to be used;

         (C)  The duration of the project;

         (D)  The criteria for evaluation of the project; and

         (E)  The cost of the project, if any;

       [and]

(2) Consult with the employees who would be involved in conducting the project; and

    [(2)  Consult and negotiate] (3)  Negotiate with the exclusive representative if a modification or waiver of any provision in a collective bargaining agreement, including any new provision, is necessary to conduct the project.

     The representative of the qualifying board of water supply and the exclusive representative shall mutually agree in writing to any modification, waiver, or new provision before the project is implemented.

(c)  While the board of water supply project is in progress, it shall not be limited by state or local personnel laws and rules[,] pertaining to civil service employees, but shall be in compliance with all equal employment opportunity laws, laws prohibiting discrimination, and chapter 89.

(d)  This section shall not be construed to allow the hiring of non-civil service contract, temporary, or permanent employees in place of civil service employees, nor shall bonuses or other special considerations be given to project consultants or temporary hires employed to facilitate implementation of the project.

(e)  For purposes of this section, "qualifying board of water supply" means any county board of water supply serving a population of [500,000] five hundred thousand or more persons."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2059.