CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 123

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 592

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 592, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SALARY OF THE STATE LIBRARIAN,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose and intent of this measure is to adjust the State Librarian's salary cap.

Your Committee on Conference finds that existing law authorizes the Board of Education to set the salary of the State Librarian as long as the salary does not exceed a specific amount. The State Librarian's current salary cap is $120,000 per year, which was last increased in 2001. In order to attract and retain highly qualified candidates for the position, the salary of the State Librarian should be increased to a more competitive amount.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting a salary cap amount of $175,000 per year; and

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2019.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 592, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 592, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ STACELYNN K. M. ELI Co-Chair	____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Chair
____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair	____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair
____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN Co-Chair