STAND. COM. REP. NO.  781-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 2348

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2348, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PERMANENT EXEMPT POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assist the Department of Human Services in the effective management of Department programs, thereby assisting Hawaii residents who are in need of the Department's benefits and services, by:

     (1)  Restoring the second Deputy Director position within the Department;

     (2)  Establishing the positions of Community/Project Development Director and Policy Director within the Office of the Director of Human Services; and

     (3)  Funding the Deputy Director, Community/Project Development Director, and Policy Director positions and one private secretary position for the second Deputy Director.

The Department of Human Services testified in support of this measure.  The Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CI0 provided comments.

     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. 2348, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair