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HI SB724

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/7/2023

Primary Sponsor

Sharon Moriwaki

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Origin

Senate

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates funds from general revenues for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to enhance technology resources for the Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD), including establishment of full-time equivalent positions.

  • Addresses staffing shortages and slow hiring timelines by modernizing DHRD's technology infrastructure, computers, and network systems to improve digital efficiencies and reduce paper usage.

  • Responds to findings that 80% of DHRD employees use computers more than 10 years old, which impedes the department's ability to recruit and retain state employees.

  • Enables DHRD to better administer human resources functions including recruitment, examination, classification, pay administration, and workers' compensation claims processing under Hawaii Revised Statutes chapter 386.

  • Takes effect on January 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Relating To The Department Of Human Resources Development.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1).

3/16/2023

Committee Referrals

Finance3/16/2023
Labor & Government Operations3/9/2023
Ways and Means2/7/2023
Labor and Technology1/25/2023

Full Bill Text

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