STAND. COM. REP. NO. 692

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1195

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 1195 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FEDERAL WORKERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to address the adverse effects on federal employees affected by the federal shutdown furlough by:

(1) Establishing the Federal Furlough Loan Program (Program), which authorizes the Director of Budget and Finance to issue interest-free loans to furloughed or excepted federal employees affected by the federal shutdown furlough; provided that the loans are used only for making current mortgage or rent payments; and

(2) Making an emergency appropriation to implement the Program.

An individual testified in support of this measure. An individual opposed this measure. The Department of Budget and Finance provided comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the specific number of days in which loan recipients must pay the loans in full upon receiving their retroactive pay;

(2) Changing its effective date to January 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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 H.B. No. 1195, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1195, H.D. 1, and 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