STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1925-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2610

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2610, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to add a definition of "intern" to the State Ethics Code and include interns among state employees to whom the Code applies.

A concerned individual testified in support of this measure. The Hawaii State Ethics Commission and University of Hawai‘i commented on 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 S.B. No. 2610, S.D. 1, 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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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair