STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1108

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 792

S.D. 2

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. 792, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMPLOYEE TRAINING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to enhance the productivity and efficiency of state employees.

Specifically, this measure:

(1) Establishes the public employees training program and the board of the public employees training program;

(2) Requires the board of the public employees training program to develop a plan for the creation and development of various employee training programs;

(3) Establishes the public employees training fund; and

(4) Requires that each newly hired state employee be provided with a general orientation on their benefits and rights.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii Government Employees Association.

Your Committee finds that a public employees training program would increase employee-retention in and provide general benefits to the public workforce.

Your Committee has amended this measure by 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. 792, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 792, S.D. 2.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair