STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1154

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 592

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 592 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to tie the State Librarian's salary to an amount equal to ninety percent of the Superintendent of Education's salary.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Board of Education.

Your Committee finds that the statutory limit on the State Librarian's salary has not been increased since 2001. Tying the State Librarian's salary to a percentage of the Superintendent of Education's salary will obviate the need to periodically amend the law due to changing economic circumstances.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the text of section 312-2.1(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to correspond to the printed version of the Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

(3) Making technical nonsubstantive changes for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 592, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 592, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair