HB 2351 Summary

• Authorizes establishment of permanent civil service positions across multiple state departments to comply with the 1997 Hawaii Supreme Court ruling in Konno v. Hawaii County, which prohibits contracting for work historically performed by civil service employees.

• Appropriates funding for 4 plumber II and electrician II positions in the Department of Public Safety at correctional facilities on Oahu and Hawaii Island.

• Appropriates funding for 9 positions in the Department of Land and Natural Resources (state parks division on Kauai and boating/ocean recreation division on Oahu) plus approximately $745,000 in equipment costs.

• Appropriates funding for 8 positions in the Department of Defense for the Hawaii State Veteran's Cemetery plus approximately $365,000 in equipment costs.

• Appropriates funding for 5 positions in the Department of Accounting and General Services for custodial and refuse collection services on Maui and Oahu, plus approximately $766,000 in equipment costs.