STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1248

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 879

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor & Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 879, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the retention of employees of the Unemployment Insurance Division of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that the funds provided by this measure will help to retain staff with subject matter expertise as the Department moves toward modernizing its systems. Your Committee also notes that there are eight positions currently in House Bill No. 300, H.D. 1, Regular Session 2023, the State Budget, for this purpose.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 879, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 879, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI, Chair