STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1697

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1493

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1493, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION COMMISSION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to exempt employees of the Crime Victim Compensation Commission from the civil service law.

 

More specifically, the bill:

 

     (1)  Exempts newly hired employees of the Crime Victim Compensation Commission from civil service laws as established in chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes; but

 

     (2)  Retains coverage under the collective bargaining law under chapter 89, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for all employees.

 

     The Crime Victim Compensation Commission submitted comments in support of the measure.

 

     Your Committee finds that the Crime Victim Compensation Commission fulfills important functions, such as mitigating the physical, emotional, and financial impacts suffered by victims of a violent crime.

 

     Your Committee further finds that the Commission requires a specialized, entrepreneurial staff to adequately serve victims of violent crime in Hawaii and that it is necessary to attract new employees with these characteristics.  By continuing coverage under the collective bargaining law this bill protects the rights of employees, while providing the Commission with greater flexibility in hiring staff.

 

     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 H.B. No. 1493, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair