STAND. COM. REP. NO. 954

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 339

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 339, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM CIVIL SERVICE FOR POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to permanently exempt nine positions in the Department of Human Services from civil service.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Human Services, Executive Office on Early Learning, Parents And Children Together, Hawai‘i Children's Action Network Speaks!, Hawaii Data Collaborative, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, Hawaii Families As Allies, and two individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawai‘i State Fusion Center.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 339, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair