HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	80
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

urging state executive departments to review minimum qualifications and compensation for class specifications for job postings and provide suggestions to the department of human resources development.

WHEREAS, in 2022, there were almost four thousand vacant positions across the State's executive departments; and

WHEREAS, the number of vacancies is anticipated to increase as thirty-three percent of the State's workforce is eligible to retire in the next five years; and

WHEREAS, hiring continues to be a challenge for the State due to fluctuating funding, a lengthy hiring process, and a merit-based, civil service system that restricts flexibility; and

WHEREAS, the current hiring process limits a department's flexibility in hiring individuals because funding for a position may be tied into a particular class specification, which requires certain minimum qualifications most applicants for the position may not have; and

WHEREAS, while a private employer would be able to hire a less skilled worker who did not meet certain minimum qualifications, then pay the worker less while the worker is trained on the job, state employers generally do not have that option and applicants must meet all minimum qualifications to be considered for hire; and

WHEREAS, state executive departments that utilize the Department of Human Resources Development for hiring purposes should be more involved with the minimum qualifications for certain class specifications to ensure the timely and efficient hiring of individuals within each department; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the Senate concurring, that, prior to requesting a job posting through the Department of Human Resources, state executive departments that utilize the Department of Human Resources Development for hiring purposes are urged to review minimum qualifications and compensation for class specifications for that job posting and provide suggestions to the Department of Human Resources Development; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that state executive departments are urged to suggest alternative qualifications that can be used in lieu of existing minimum qualifications, such as accepting experience in lieu of a degree; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Human Resources Development is urged to incorporate the suggestions provided by the state executive departments into the official job posting; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Comptroller; Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture; Attorney General; Director of Finance; Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Adjutant General; Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission; Director of Health; Director of Human Resources Development; Director of Human Services; Director of Labor and Industrial Relations; Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources; Director of Law Enforcement; Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Director of Taxation; and Director of Transportation.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

State Departments; Department of Human Resources Development; Hiring Process; Minimum Qualifications; Compensation; Review