STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1379

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 219

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 219 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE CURRENT LAW AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF VACATION CREDITS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES THAT TRANSFER TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT IN THE SAME JURISDICTION OR TO ANOTHER JURISDICTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to determine whether a more equitable process is available for the disposition of vacation credits of transferring public employees by requesting the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) to conduct a study on the current law and procedures relating to the disposition of vacation credits for public employees that transfer from one department to another in the same jurisdiction or transfer to another jurisdiction.

     The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives testified in support of this measure.  LRB provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Specifying that LRB also include a review of the legislative history of the current law regarding the disposition of vacation credits in the study;

     (2)  Requesting that, as part of their study, LRB conduct a survey of the personnel directors of the State Executive Branch, State House of Representatives, State Senate, State Judiciary, executive branches of the counties, and legislative branches of the counties, on whether problems have been experienced with the disposition of vacation credits for transferring employees and what recommendations the personnel directors have for improving the system; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 219, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 219, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair