STAND. COM. REP. NO.286

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 547

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns, to which was referred H.B. No. 547 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT POSITION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to establish an administrative assistant position for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) which would be exempt from the civil service laws.

DBEDT testified in support of this bill. The Hawaii Government Employees Association opposed this bill.

Your Committee finds that this bill would provide additional high level assistance for the director of DBEDT in planning and administering the operations of the department and would enable the director to manage and coordinate programs and resources more effectively and efficiently.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 547 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns,

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LEI AHU ISA, Chair