Report Title:
Reed Act Funds; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Description:
Clarifies the time period in which the department of labor and industrial relations may expend funds appropriated under Act 190, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006. Clarifies restrictions on the use of funds. Effective June 29, 2007. (SD2)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Act 190, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006, is amended by amending section 4 to read as follows:
"SECTION 4. There is appropriated from the unemployment insurance trust fund from moneys deposited pursuant to section 383‑123(b) the sum of $10,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007 for the purposes specified in this Act as follows:
(1) The sum of:
(A) $5,004,720 shall be allocated to the Oahu workforce investment board, which shall work in collaboration with the city and county of Honolulu;
(B) $1,508,487 shall be allocated to the Maui workforce investment board, which shall work in collaboration with the county of Maui;
(C) $1,258,994 shall be allocated to the Kauai workforce investment board, which shall work in collaboration with the county of Kauai; and
(D) $1,900,554 shall be allocated to the Hawaii workforce investment board, which shall work in collaboration with the county of Hawaii,
to improve employer outreach and services, labor
force pool expansion, capacity building, and to fund some shared costs for the
operations of the one-stop career centers within each county; [and]
(2) The sum of $200,000 shall be allocated to the
department of labor and industrial relations to be used by the workforce
development council [for the funding of positions to identify additional
funds and resources] to support state-wide activities under this [act, with
the goal of being self sufficient.] Act; and
(3) The sum of $127,245 shall be allocated to the department of labor and industrial relations for administrative purposes.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the
department of labor and industrial relations for the purposes of this Act;
provided that each county workforce investment board shall be required to
submit a workforce development plan that shall be approved by the workforce
development council prior to the release of funds by the department of labor
and industrial relations[.]; provided further that the appropriation
made by this Act shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year for which the
appropriation is made; provided further that all moneys appropriated by this
Act shall not lapse until June 30, 2009."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on June 29, 2007.