H.B. 618 Summary

• Establishes a repair and maintenance special fund within the department of budget and finance for repair and maintenance of various state department facilities.

• Prohibits the special fund from being used for employee salaries, cost adjustments, collective bargaining cost items, or other personnel-related costs.

• Specifies that moneys in the special fund shall not be considered as part of the employer's financial ability to meet costs under Hawaii Revised Statutes section 89-11(f)(4).

• Appropriates unspecified amounts from general revenues to the repair and maintenance special fund for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, with the same amount appropriated back for facility repairs.

• Takes effect July 1, 2061.