STAND. COM. REP. 2689

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.B. No. 2718

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2718 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICIALS IN THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICE AGENCIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase the compensation of officials of the legislative service agencies and appropriate funds therefor.

Specifically, the bill amends the salary of the:

(1) Auditor and first assistant or first deputy;

(2) Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau and first assistant; and

(3) Ombudsman and first assistant.

Your Committee notes that while state employees regularly receive salary and wage increases, the statutorily set salaries of the directors and second-in-command of the Office of the Ombudsman, Office of the Auditor, and Legislative Reference Bureau have not been adjusted since 1989. This measure will increase the amount of those statutorily set salaries to provide compensation that reflects the responsibilities and performance of the specified officials.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive changes for clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2718, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2718, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair