STAND. COM. REP. NO.  245

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.B. No. 989

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 989 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LEAVE SHARING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to allow public employees to donate accumulated sick leave credits to other employees who are on extended leave due to serious personal illness or injury.

 

     The Hawaii Fire Fighters Association and Hawaii State Teachers Association testified in support of this measure. 

The Hawaii Government Employees Association supported the intent of this bill.  The Department of Human Resources Development, Department of Human Resources of the City & County of Honolulu, and Department of Human Resources of the County of Hawaii opposed  this measure.

 

     Your Committee finds that allowing employees to donate their sick leave credits would assist the employees who receive the credits in dealing with serious personal or family illnesses and injuries.

 

     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 H.B. No. 989 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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ALEX M. SONSON, Chair