STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1819

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.R. No. 60

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 H.R. No. 60 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO COMPLETE A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ITS POLICIES ON YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to complete a comparative study of its policies on youth employment and federal requirements for youth employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Work-Based Learning Policy Hui and HawaiiKidsCAN. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 60 and recommends that it 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