STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1986

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 32

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 32, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to extend from September 1, 2019, to November 13, 2019, the deadline for the Legislative Reference Bureau to submit the sunrise analysis regarding the establishment of paid family leave for the State, as required by Act 109, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Human Services, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, PHOCUSED, Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, Retail Merchants of Hawaii, American Association of University Women of Hawaii, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, and Maui Chamber of Commerce.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that the completion of the sunrise analysis required by Act 109, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, aligns with a more responsive public policy to support Hawaii's working families. Additionally, your Committee finds that this measure will allow the Legislative Reference Bureau sufficient time to reissue an amended request for proposals and identify a qualified contractor to prepare the analysis of paid family leave required by Act 109, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure.

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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 32, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 32, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair