HB 1344 Summary

• Appropriates funds for the Department of Human Resources Development (HRD) operating budget for the fiscal biennium July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021.

• Authorizes 6 new positions across various HRD programs including learning management system upgrade, employee staffing, labor relations, and deferred compensation plan administration.

• Appropriates $593,121 in general funds (A) and interdepartmental transfers (U) distributed across the fiscal years, including $160,635 for a chief negotiator position for collective bargaining in FY 2020.

• Maintains expenditure limits and position ceilings as established in Act 49, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, as amended by Act 53, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018.

• Becomes effective July 1, 2050.