HB1066 Summary

• Restores the second deputy director position in the Department of Human Services, which was eliminated in 1994 due to economic concerns.

• Authorizes creation of a private secretary position for the second deputy director.

• Appropriates $161,092 for fiscal year 2023-2024 and $165,048 for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the deputy director's salary.

• Appropriates $74,580 for fiscal year 2023-2024 and $78,312 for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the private secretary's salary.

• Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 76-16(b) to add the second deputy director to the list of exempt positions from civil service requirements.