STAND. COM. REP. NO. 991

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 867

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 867, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish the position of Chief Recruitment Officer within the Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD);

(2) Authorize the Chief Recruitment Officer to facilitate and expedite the hiring and recruitment for civil service positions within state departments and agencies under DHRD's jurisdiction; and

(3) Grant the Chief Recruitment Officer the authority to reclassify and abolish vacant positions in state departments and agencies under DHRD's jurisdiction, within certain conditions.

The Department of Taxation, Department of Human Resources Development, Department of Budget and Finance, Department of Transportation, and Department of Agriculture provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 867, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair