STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1334

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 1270

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor & Tourism, to which was referred S.B. No. 1270 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to replace the Director of Human Services with the Administrator of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Human Services, as an ex officio, voting member on the Workforce Development Council.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Human Services; Workforce Development Council; Oceanit Laboratories, Inc.; Hawaii Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust; Hawai‘i Pacific Health; Nordic PCL Construction, Inc.; Kyo-ya Management Company, Ltd.; and one individual.

Your Committee finds that the change in membership of the State Workforce Development Council is needed to bring the composition of the Council into compliance with federal regulations, including a requirement that a representative of the State's Vocational Rehabilitation Program serve on the Council. Failure to amend the composition could result in the loss of over $9,000,000 in federal funds.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Tourism that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1270 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

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

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RICHARD H.K. ONISHI, Chair