CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 164-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2016

RE:    H.B. No. 2008

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2008, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to ensure compliance with state public employment requirements by prohibiting state departments and agencies from temporarily employing the same person in the same position for more than two 89-day terms.  This measure provides exemptions for:

     (1)  Employment of the same person in the same position for eight 89-day terms within a consecutive 24-month period, subject to approval of the Governor;

     (2)  Positions that are temporarily vacant due to specified circumstances; and

     (3)  The counties.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by clarifying that the prohibition on serial temporary employment applies to positions that are wholly funded by state general funds.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2008, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2008, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Chair	____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Co-Chair
____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM, Co-Chair	____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair
____________________________ JILL N. TOKUDA, Co-Chair