STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1291-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2805

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 Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred S.B. No. 2805 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize, except in fair housing cases, the Executive Director of the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to either:

(1) Issue a final conciliation demand that the respondent cease the unlawful discriminatory practice; or

(2) Dismiss the complaint and issue a notice to the complainant indicating that the complainant may bring a civil action as provided under section 368-12, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission supported this measure. An individual opposed this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to January 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2805, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2805, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair