STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2137

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 166

S.D. 1

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 S.B. No. 166, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish and fund a recruitment modernization program within the Department of Human Resources Development to address the recruitment problems faced by the State's executive departments. The measure also requires the submission of a report on any findings and recommendations to address the State's recruitment needs.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Agriculture submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Human Resources Development submitted comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by replacing its contents with a provision to appropriate funds to the Office of Elections for a vote counting system contract.

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 S.B. No. 166, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 166, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair