STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2011-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.C.R. No. 192

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.C.R. No. 192 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FISCAL SERVICES OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, AND THE DEPARTMENTS OF FINANCE OF THE COUNTIES OF HAWAII, MAUI, AND KAUAI ELIMINATE THE PAYROLL LAG DELAYING THE DISBURSEMENT OF THE INITIAL PAYCHECK FOR ALL TEMPORARY AND EMERGENCY EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE AND COUNTIES RESPECTIVELY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Accounting and General Services, Department of Budget and Fiscal Services of the City and County of Honolulu, and Departments of Finance of the Counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui to eliminate the payroll lag delaying the disbursement of the initial paycheck of all temporary and emergency State and county employees.

The Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i supported this measure. The Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Education opposed this measure.

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 concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 192 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair