STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3119

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 128

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Labor, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 128 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EMPLOYERS IN THIS STATE TO USE E-VERIFY TO CONFIRM EMPLOYEE WORKPLACE ELIGIBILITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to encourage all public and private employers in the State to use E-Verify to confirm employee workplace eligibility.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by one private organization.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that ensuring job opportunities for Hawaii residents is of critical importance to the economic recovery of Hawaii's families and the State during recessions.  Your Committee also finds that illegal aliens who have filled some of the jobs in the State are unfairly depriving Hawaii's residents and other United States citizens of these job opportunities.

     The voluntary E-Verify system provides a mechanism through which employers can determine the eligibility of potential or existing employees.  Your Committee hopes that Hawaii employers will choose to participate in the E-Verify system to restore fairness to the labor market and enable Hawaii's residents to earn income to support their families and the larger state economy.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 128 and recommends its adoption.

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

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair