STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1573

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 143

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 143 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO CONDUCT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OR PERSONS HOLDING EQUIVALENT EXEMPT POSITIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge all boards and commissions to conduct annual performance reviews of their Executive Directors or persons holding equivalent positions exempt from civil service law.

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

Your Committee finds that the State has established various boards and commissions to address specific community issues and act as state liaisons for local communities. The day-to-day operations of these entities and the execution of their directives are often handled by Executive Directors or persons holding equivalent positions. Your Committee further finds that although these individuals play critical roles in resolving or improving identified challenges or issues under the purview of their boards and commissions, they are not subject to civil service law that incorporates a merit-based system in the selection, management, and discipline of employees. It is therefore critical that oversight measures be implemented to ensure accountability and integrity in the conduct of these employees. Accordingly, this measure urges all boards and commissions to conduct annual performance reviews of their Executive Directors or persons holding equivalent positions exempt from civil service law.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending its title to better reflect its purpose; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 143, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 143, S.D. 1.

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

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair