STAND. COM. REP. NO.  982-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 1556

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1556, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to prohibit the University of Hawaii from adopting or maintaining a policy that precludes a person from working at the University in a non-executive or non-managerial position solely because that person is a legislator or other official elected to a non-statewide public office within the State.  This measure does not apply if the duties and schedule related to public office unreasonably conflict with the University position.

The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly testified in support of this measure.  The Department of the Attorney General and University of Hawaii testified in opposition to this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1556, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair