STAND. COM. REP. NO.  860-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2574

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2574, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NOTIFICATION OF CHAPTER 91 HEARINGS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to help create cost-savings for the Department of Labor and Industrial relations by requiring the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board to provide written notice of a hearing to all parties by first class mail, rather than by registered or certified mail with return receipt.  This measure also permits the Board to give notice via publication in a newspaper of general circulation if it is unable to determine the address of the party.

The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board, and three concerned individuals supported this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2574, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair