STAND. COM. REP. NO. 536

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 896

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Labor, to which was referred S.B. No. 896, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE LAW,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to clarify that the civil service exemption for the Hawaii National Guard youth education program positions also applies to the National Guard adult education program positions.

     Your Committee finds that this measure makes it clear that the civil service law will not be a limitation in addition to the federal government's Master Cooperative Agreement in the Department of Defense's ability to recruit and retain highly qualified instructors and managers for National Guard youth and adult education programs.  Your Committee further finds that exempting these positions from civil service requirements would provide greater continuity to National Guard-sponsored youth and adult education programs, ultimately benefiting the participants of these programs.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 896, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor,

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair