STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2008-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.C.R. No. 22

S.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.C.R. No. 22, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKING GROUP TO IDENTIFY BARRIERS TO IMPROVING THE STATE'S HIRING PROCESSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Director of Finance to establish a working group to:

(1) Identify barriers to improving the State's hiring processes; and

(2) Submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature prior to the 2019 Regular Session.

The Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i supported this measure. The Department of Human Resources Development and Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO testified in support of the intent of this measure. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations provided comments on 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. 22, S.D. 1, 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