STAND. COM. REP. NO. 911

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 999, H.D. 1, 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:

(1) Permanently exempt the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness and ten positions in the Department of Human Services' Med-QUEST Division, Office of the Director, and Commission on Fatherhood; and

(2) Temporarily exempt four positions in the Department's Med-QUEST Division and Office of the Director,

from civil service requirements.

The Department of Human Services, Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, and Partners in Care testified in support of this measure. An individual testified in opposition to this measure.

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. 999, H.D. 1, 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