CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 22-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 2741

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2741, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to establish position justification requirements and provide for legislative review of deputy director and special assistant positions within the Executive Branch.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Clarifying that the position justification requirements and legislative review procedures shall apply to all deputy director and special assistant positions except for those positions in the Department of Education or the University of Hawaii;

(2) Eliminating language that exempted positions listed in section 76-16(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, from the position justification requirements and legislative review procedures;

(3) Deleting references to "deputy superintendent" and "assistant superintendent" from the definitions of "deputy director" and "special assistant"; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive revisions for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2741, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2741, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Co-Chair