STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3496

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.R. No. 12

S.D. 1

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.R. No. 12, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE 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 and intent of this measure is to request the Director of Finance to establish a working group to identify barriers to improving the State's hiring processes.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii Government Employees Association.

Your Committee finds that the unemployment rate in Hawaii is the lowest in the nation and that identifying barriers within the State's hiring processes is critical to alleviating the difficulties of attracting and retaining qualified, experienced people and, in particular, addressing the shortage of employees at the mid-management level.

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.R. No. 12, S.D. 1, 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