STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1866-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2801

S.D. 2

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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2801, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to enhance the ability of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) to enforce the State's labor laws by:

(1) Establishing the Labor Law Enforcement Special Fund to provide for sufficient operating costs to collect penalties and fees assessed by DLIR for violations of labor law;

(2) Establishing an attorney position and a legal assistant position within the Department of the Attorney General to represent DLIR in collecting penalties and fees for violations of labor law; and

(3) Appropriating funds to carry out the purposes of this measure.

DLIR supported this measure. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii and Pacific Resource Partnership provided comments on this measure.

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 S.B. No. 2801, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, 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