STAND. COM. REP. 917

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 837

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns, to which was referred S.B. No. 837, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to develop a strategic plan for workforce development that can address critical industry needs and promote business development by:

(1) Requiring the state departments that provide workforce development programs to report annually on their respective programs; and

(2) Establishing a task force, which would be a collaborative partnership among the government, private sector, community, and policy makers, to ensure that funding for workforce development is maximized to produce a highly skilled workforce in Hawaii.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT), Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), Workforce Development Council, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, and Enterprise Honolulu supported the intent of this bill.

Testimony indicated that the task force may not be necessary since the Workforce Development Council is almost identical in scope and purpose. After further consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Deleting provisions creating the new task force;

(2) Consolidating the duties of the task force within the framework of the Workforce Development Council's prescribed duties; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.

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 S.B. No. 837, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 837, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Employment.

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

 

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BRIAN SCHATZ, Chair