STAND. COM. REP. 379

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 554

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 Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 554, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GOVERNMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize a board of water supply serving a population of 500,000 or more persons to implement an experimental civil service modernization project.

The Board of Water Supply of the City and County of Honolulu testified in support of this bill. The Hawaii Government Employees' Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO testified in support of the intent and purpose of this bill.

Your Committee finds this bill will empower the Board of Water Supply to implement new human resources systems designed to improve the quality of customer services and to better employees' working environments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 554, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

 

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair