HI HB999

Permanently exempts nine positions in the Department of Human Services from civil service requirements: five positions in the Med-QUEST division (division administrator, finance officer, health care services branch administrator, medical director, clinical standards administrator) and four positions in the director's office (enterprise officer, information security and privacy compliance officer, security and privacy compliance engineer, security and privacy compliance analyst).

Creates a new position of governor's coordinator on homelessness and exempts it from civil service requirements to provide dedicated leadership on Hawaii's homelessness issues.

Temporarily exempts four positions from civil service for three years: research/health analytics manager in Med-QUEST division and three positions in the director's office (community/project development director, policy director, special assistant to the director).

Allows the governor to appoint the coordinator on homelessness without regard to civil service procedures to enable strategic and focused response to homelessness.

Takes effect on June 29, 2019.