STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1366

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 351

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred H.B. No. 351 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EXECUTIVE BRANCH POSITIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to amend the membership of the State Capitol Management Committee and Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development by replacing the Governor's Chief of Staff with the Administrative Director of the State.

Your Committee did not receive testimony on this measure.

Your Committee finds that the Administrative Director of the State coordinates essential business and discussions between the State and various industries and serves as the lead liaison between the Governor's office and various state agencies and is therefore the appropriate member of the Governor's staff to serve on the State Capitol Management Committee and Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development. This measure therefore amends the membership of the State Capitol Management Committee and Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development by replacing the Governor's Chief of Staff with the Administrative Director of the State.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 351, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Government Operations,

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LAURA H. THIELEN, Chair