STAND. COM. REP. NO. 673

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 999

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 Human Services & Homelessness, to which was referred H.B. No. 999 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM CIVIL SERVICE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to permanently exempt certain positions from provisions of the civil services.

The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, Department of Human Services, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Early Childhood Action Strategy, Partners in Care, Hawaii Commission on Fatherhood, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Health & Harm Reduction Center, Hawaii Children‘s Action Network, HOPE Services Hawai‘i and an individual testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to January 1, 2059, to facilitate further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 999, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 999, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services & Homelessness,

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JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA, Chair