CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 160

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 726

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 726, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Repeal the administrative assistant position within the Department of Human Resources Development; and

(2) Reassign the responsibilities for the administrative assistant to the Director of Human Resources Development.

Your Committee on Conference finds that although an Administrative Assistant position within the Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD) was statutorily created through Act 57, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, this position is currently unbudgeted and unauthorized. Your Committee on Conference further finds that the Administrative Assistant VI position within DHRD was authorized through Act 248, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, which has since been established and filled as of November 1, 2022. This measure would repeal the administrative assistant position referenced in section 26-5(f), Hawaii Revised Statutes, and reassign those critical responsibilities to the Director of Human Resources Development.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon its approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 726, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 726, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI Co-Chair	____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Chair
____________________________ ANDREW GARRETT Co-Chair	____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Co-Chair