STAND. COM. REP. NO. 865-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2159

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2159, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require workforce development boards to develop written conflict of interest policies that are consistent with federal law;

(2) Rename the Workforce Development Council as the Hawaii Workforce Development Board and adjust its composition; and

(3) Clarify that the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations is to appoint and fix the compensation of the Hawaii Workforce Development Board's Executive Director.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Hawai‘i System, and Workforce Development Council.

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. 2159, 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