STAND. COM. REP. NO. 931

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1270

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 1270 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to replace the Director of Human Services with the Administrator of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Human Services, as an ex officio, voting member on the Workforce Development Council.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Human Services and Workforce Development Council.

 

     Your Committee finds that federal regulations that implement the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014, specifically, title 34 Code of Federal Regulations section 36l.l3(c), require that a representative from the vocational rehabilitation agency, with the requisite experience and expertise, serve on the State's Workforce Development Council, as a voting member with the sole responsibility of the vocational rehabilitation agency, including participation in the state workforce development and local workforce development boards.  This measure makes amendments regarding the composition of the Workforce Development Council's council members to comply with federal regulations. 

 

     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 S.B. No. 1270 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

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KARL RHOADS, Chair