STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1417

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.R. No. 86

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations, to which was referred S.R. No. 86, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING A JOINT AGENCY STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IN HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the following agencies to prepare and conduct a joint study to assess the impact of illegal immigration on Hawaii's economy and public resources:   Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, including the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division and the Disability Compensation Division; Department of Taxation; Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Department of Health; Department of Education; Corrections Division of the Department of Public Safety; Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Department of Human Services; and Department of Agriculture.

     Your Committee finds that the State's current economic situation calls for more prudent state spending and improved enforcement of existing laws.  Your Committee recognizes this measure as a step toward ensuring immediate investigation and enforcement actions to prevent the hiring of undocumented workers, recovering funds owed to the State by companies that are found to hire undocumented workers, and preventing companies found to employ undocumented workers from doing business in the State.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 86, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair