STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3701

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2069

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2069, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to facilitate the modernization of the State's information technology resources.

Specifically, this measure authorizes the employment of persons within the Comptroller's office in positions who:

(1) Are exempt from state laws governing civil service and collective bargaining; and

(2) Support communications, change management, and business process improvement programs related to the State's information technology modernization efforts.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services.

Your Committee finds that authorizing the Department of Accounting and General Services to recruit and retain employees who are exempt from the civil service and collective bargaining laws will increase the Department's capacity to effectively perform critical state functions.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2069, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair