S.R. No. 119 Summary

• Urges the University of Hawaii Board of Regents to improve job recruitment processes by developing policies ensuring proper advertisement of job vacancies, timely evaluation of applications and candidates, and prompt filling of vacancies.

• Notes that current Board of Regents policy RP 9.201 Personnel Status provides only broad guidelines stating "open hiring requirements shall be followed in all cases" without specific recruitment procedures.

• Identifies that hundreds of job vacancies exist throughout the University of Hawaii system of four-year and community college campuses at any given time that are not being adequately advertised in a timely manner on the human resources website.

• States that the applicant evaluation and hiring process is unnecessarily protracted and ineffective, hindering the university's ability to maintain full staffing with well-qualified employees.

• Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Chair of the Board of Regents and President of the University of Hawaii.