Report Title:

Legislature; Permanent Staffing

Description:

Authorizes the respective houses of the legislature to adjust employee benefits and privileges by rule of the respective houses.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1608
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to permanent staffing.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 22-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§22-4  Permanent staffing.  Each house of the legislature [may] by appropriate rules, may provide for permanent professional staffing for each respective house.  Persons appointed shall perform and observe [such] the duties and responsibilities as may be assigned to them, and they may be called to assist in the development and formulation of policy.  Persons appointed by each respective house [may], if so determined, may serve as staff to committees during the interim and during regular sessions.  They shall be appointed and removed and compensated as provided for in the rules of the respective houses, and [the provisions of] chapter 76 shall not apply.  The members of the permanent staff shall be entitled to every state employee benefit and privilege[.] as may be adjusted by the rules of the respective houses."

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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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