S.C.R. 121 Summary

• Urges the Department of Human Resources Development and other state agencies to establish a pilot fellowship program to train prospective employees for state government positions, addressing approximately 3,500 vacant positions across state departments.

• Fellowship program requirements include participants serving no longer than 12 months, receiving monetary stipends, health benefits, and graduate credits from the University of Hawaii, with assignment to departments of their choice.

• Fellows should receive training in applicable skills and knowledge for government jobs, be assigned significant tasks and duties, and have the potential to be hired full-time upon program completion.

• Pilot program is requested to be dissolved on June 30, 2021, with the Department of Human Resources Development required to submit a report to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2021 Regular Session.

• Report must include the number of fellows who participated, which state branches and agencies hosted fellows, and how many fellows obtained regular state employment after completing the program.