STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3469

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 192

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, 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 and intent of this measure is to request the Department of Accounting and General Services and its counterparts at the county level to eliminate the payroll lag for all State and county temporary and emergency employees.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual.

Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services.

Your Committee finds that the existing payroll lag creates an unnecessary and undue hardship for temporary and emergency hires because these employees must complete a significant percentage of their work period before ever receiving a paycheck.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 192 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair