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Committee backs bill to form cross-agency workforce data working group
Summary
SB742 passed the committee with amendments to establish a multi-agency working group to govern workforce and education data sharing; witnesses cited other states' experiences and urged funded staff and governance to sustain data-sharing work.
The House Committee on Economic Development voted Wednesday to pass SB742, which establishes a working group to coordinate cross-agency workforce and education data sharing and governance.
Testimony in support came from workforce and education organizations, including the Hawaii Workforce Funders Collaborative and the State Commission on the Status of Women. Witnesses said other states' efforts show that consolidating data and funding dedicated staff can help identify which training programs lead to durable employment outcomes and reduce administrative burdens.
The committee's amendments adopted technical edits and added the Commission on the Status of Women's request for membership or advisory input. Committee members and witnesses emphasized the need for dedicated personnel and for the working group to consider public-facing dashboards and open-data access as part of its mandate.
The committee adopted the chair's recommendation to pass the bill with amendments.
