HB 2305 Summary

• Extends the pesticide subsidy program manager position through June 30, 2022, to allow processing of final subsidy applications for costs incurred in the program's last fiscal year (July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021).

• Extends the position's exemption from civil service (Chapter 76) and collective bargaining laws (Chapter 89) of Hawaii Revised Statutes until the position's expiration on June 30, 2022.

• The manager position was originally scheduled to expire June 30, 2018, but this extension is needed because subsidy applications for the final year of the program must be filed in the fiscal year following pesticide purchases (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022).

• Maintains the manager's salary cap at not more than $50,000 per year and requires the position holder to possess expertise in program management.

• Establishes that the pesticide subsidy program itself sunset on June 30, 2021, but extends the manager position one additional fiscal year to process remaining applications related to the coffee berry borer pest control subsidy program.