STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1467-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2397

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred S.B. No. 2397, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TELECOMMUTING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to establish a temporary Telecommuting Task Force which shall, among other tasks:

 

     (1)  Develop incentives and recommendations to encourage and expand telecommuting opportunities in the public and private sector;

 

     (2)  Develop a public awareness campaign plan; and

 

     (3)  Study and analyze the telecommuting policies of the federal government and jurisdictions that are similar in size to Hawaii.

 

     The Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii supported this measure.  The Department of Human Resources Development and Legislative Reference Bureau offered comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to January 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2397, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2397, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

 

 

 

 

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair