HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2335
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding to part I a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§76- Interns; eligible for internal recruitment. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an intern who has completed at least four hundred eighty hours of work experience acquired through a state-funded internship or workforce development program within a department or agency of the State shall be deemed eligible for internal recruitment within that department or agency."

SECTION 2. If any portion of this Act or its application to any person, entity, or circumstance is held to be invalid for any reason, then the legislature declares that the remainder of the Act and each and every other provision thereof shall not be affected thereby.

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________
	BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Workforce Development; Internships; Internal Recruitment

Description:

Establishes priority consideration for full-time employment in state departments or agencies for certain participants in state-funded internship and workforce development programs by granting them eligibility for internal recruitment.

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