Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR157 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 157 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Requesting the department of human resources development to draft a report on how a study may be conducted on gender pay inequities and what considerations need to be taken.
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3	3	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 157
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29	29	SENATE CONCURRENT
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37	37	Requesting the department of human resources development to draft a report on how a study may be conducted on gender pay inequities and what considerations need to be taken.
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43	43	WHEREAS, while the difference between the earnings of men and women, or the gender pay gap, has shrunk, the latest U.S. Census Bureau data shows that women in the State still made only 89.4 percent for every dollar that men made in 2019; and WHEREAS, the State is one of the largest employers in the State, and gender pay equality within the government may help overall pay equity statewide by a large margin; and WHEREAS, pay disparity in the State should be measured so that it may be resolved; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Human Resources Development is requested to draft a report on how a study may be conducted on gender pay inequities and what considerations should be taken into account; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Human Resources Development. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Department of Human Resources Development; Gender Equity; Pay Disparity; Report
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45	45	WHEREAS, while the difference between the earnings of men and women, or the gender pay gap, has shrunk, the latest U.S. Census Bureau data shows that women in the State still made only 89.4 percent for every dollar that men made in 2019; and
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49	49	WHEREAS, the State is one of the largest employers in the State, and gender pay equality within the government may help overall pay equity statewide by a large margin; and
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53	53	WHEREAS, pay disparity in the State should be measured so that it may be resolved; now, therefore,
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57	57	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Human Resources Development is requested to draft a report on how a study may be conducted on gender pay inequities and what considerations should be taken into account; and
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61	61	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Human Resources Development.
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69	69	OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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73	73	OFFERED BY:
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81	81	Report Title:
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83	83	Department of Human Resources Development; Gender Equity; Pay Disparity; Report