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Senate committee advances bill funding statewide classification and pay review for executive branch
Summary
The Senate Committee on Labor and Technology advanced Senate Bill 1567 to require the Department of Human Resources Development to complete a comprehensive review of classification and compensation for state executive-branch positions, and to seek a $1 million appropriation for contracted assistance.
The Senate Committee on Labor and Technology voted Friday to advance Senate Bill 1567 with amendments, sending the measure as Senate Draft 1 with two reporting deadlines and a requested $1 million appropriation to support a contracted review of state job classifications and pay.
The bill requires the Department of Human Resources Development to complete a comprehensive review of classification and compensation for positions in the state executive branch and authorizes the department to contract with a third party without regard to HRS §103D to assist in that review. "It's been a real challenge," said Brenna Hashimoto, director of the Department of Human Resources Development, describing the agency's difficulty keeping its classification…
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