CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 102-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 1832

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1832, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIRING,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Allow a state department, division, or agency, rather than the Department of Human Resources Development, to conduct a minimum qualification review of applicants for vacant positions within the department, division, or agency; and

(2) Require the Department of Human Resources Development to provide state departments, divisions, and agencies the applications received for vacancies under certain circumstances.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting language that would have authorized a state department, division, or agency to consider alternative qualifications and substitutions in place of minimum qualifications; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1832, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1832, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Chair	____________________________ SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI Co-Chair
____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair	____________________________ ANDREW GARRETT Co-Chair
____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair