STAND. COM. REP. NO. 987

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 625

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 H.B. No. 625, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Repeal the Department of Human Resources Development and transfer its functions, duties, employees, and assets to the Department of Budget and Finance; and

(2) Replace the Director of Human Resources Development with the Director of Taxation in various statutory provisions that use the director's salary as the basis for determining the salaries of certain other state officials.

The Department of Budget and Finance, Department of Human Resources Development, and United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO testified in opposition to this measure.

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 H.B. No. 625, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair