CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 53-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2362

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

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. 2362, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICERS,"

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 exempt Department of Human Services' Administrative Appeals Hearing Officer positions from civil service requirements.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2018; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity.

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. 2362, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2362, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ JOSH GREEN Chair	____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO Co-Chair
____________________________ JILL N. TOKUDA Co-Chair	____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON Co-Chair
____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair	____________________________ BERTRAND KOBAYASHI Co-Chair