STAND. COM. REP. NO. 332

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1146

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 Labor, Culture and the Arts, to which was referred S.B. No. 1146 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII LABOR RELATIONS BOARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to accept paper and electronic filing of documents.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Labor Relations Board and one individual.

Your Committee finds that under existing law, electronic filing of documents with the Hawaii Labor Relations Board is not expressly allowed. Codifying the option to allow for electronic filing of documents would provide a faster and less expensive method of delivery. This measure will reduce costs and provide a more efficient process to accommodate all parties.

Your Committee has amended this measure by including language to clarify that the electronic version of the filing shall be filed by electronic service through a company designated by the Hawaii Labor Relations Board.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor, Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1146, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1146, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor, Culture and the Arts,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair