STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3807

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2399

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. 2399, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to increase, from one to two, the number of public library system administrative assistants who are exempt from civil service.

Your Committee received no written comments on this measure.

Your Committee recognizes that Act 88, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021, created a new administrative assistant position in the Hawaii State Public Library System. Although the new position was intended to be permanently exempt from civil service, no corresponding amendment to statutory law was made at the time. Your Committee finds it appropriate to correct this oversight, as the exempt status for the position is essential to ensure that any hired individual has the requisite skills and experience necessary to manage library facilities statewide.

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. 2399, 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