Bill Text: HI HB845 | 2019 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Employee Training.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-07-09 - Act 209, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1311). [HB845 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-HB845-Amended.html
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO EMPLOYEE TRAINING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 78, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding three new sections to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§78- State employees training program; board; executive
director. (a) There is established the state employees
training program to be placed within the department of human resources
development for administrative purposes.
(b) The state employees training program shall be
governed by the board of the state
employees training program. The board shall consist of the following
members:
(1) The executive
director of the state employees training program, who shall serve as the chair;
provided that in matters involving the selection and appointment of an
executive director, the executive director shall serve as an ex officio,
nonvoting member and the member of the board appointed by the governor pursuant
to paragraph (6) shall serve as the chair;
(2) The director of
human resources development who shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member;
(3) The director of
labor and industrial relations who shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting
member;
(4) The vice
president for community colleges of the University of Hawaii system;
(5) One representative
from each exclusive representative, as defined in section 76-11,
that represents state employees;
(6) One member
appointed by the governor;
(7) One member
appointed by the president of the senate; and
(8) One member
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
If a tie vote occurs, the vote of the chair shall
count as two votes. The members of the
board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel and
other necessary expenses in the performance of their official duties.
(c) The board shall develop a plan for the
creation and development of training programs to improve and enhance state employees'
understanding of their job duties. Programs
shall be developed in the following order of priority:
(1) Orientation
programs for new employees;
(2) Programs for
entry-level employees and line supervisors;
(3) Programs for
the professional development of current employees to assist employees in career
advancement;
(4) Programs for
the enhancement of workplace skills; and
(5) Other programs
to assist in career advancement.
(d) The board of the state employees training
program shall appoint an executive
director of the state employees
training program, who shall:
(1) Serve as the
chief executive officer of the state employees training program;
(2) Be responsible
for administering orientation and training programs for all state employees;
(3) By
reason of education or extensive experience, be generally recognized as being
professionally qualified in the administration of state employee training
programs;
(4) Be familiar
with the people and cultures of Hawaii;
(5) Serve without
regard to chapter 76; and
(6) Select
necessary additional staff pursuant to chapter 76, within available
appropriations.
§78- State employees training fund. (a)
There is established within the state treasury the state employees training
fund into which shall be deposited the following moneys:
(1) Appropriations
by the legislature to the special fund; and
(2) Gifts,
donations, and grants from public agencies and private persons.
All interest earned or accrued on moneys
deposited into the fund shall
become part of the fund. The fund
shall be administered by the department of human resources development;
provided that the department may contract with a public or private agency to
provide the day-to-day management of the fund.
(b) Subject to legislative authorization, the
board of the state employees training program may expend the moneys in the fund
for the development and implementation of training programs for state employees.
§78- New employees; orientation on benefits and
rights. (a) Each newly hired employee shall be provided a
general orientation on the employee's benefits and rights within twenty
calendar days of being hired. The
orientation shall be conducted by the employee's respective jurisdiction.
(b) The exclusive representative who represents the
employee, if any, may attend the employee's general orientation and present
information on the employee's benefits and rights.
(c) As used in this section, "exclusive representative" has the same meaning as in section 76-11."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2050.
Report Title:
DHRD; State Employee Training; Collective Bargaining
Description:
Establishes the state employees training program, governed by a board, to provide training to state employees. Requires all new employees to be provided with a general orientation on their benefits and rights. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD2)
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