Requesting The Department Of Labor And Industrial Relations, In Collaboration With The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism And University Of Hawaii, To Collect Data Relating To The Development Of An Information Technology Workforce In Hawaii, Evaluate The Collected Data, And Develop A Strategy To Provide Better Information Technology Training.
Urging The Department Of Labor And Industrial Relations To Identify State Job Classifications For Which A Degree Or Career And Technical Education Certificate From A Community College May Substitute For An Associate Of Arts Degree.
Urging The Department Of Human Resources Development To Examine The Reasons For The High Rate Of Vacant State Positions And Explore Solutions For Filling The Vacancies, Including Reexamining The Minimum Qualification Requirements For Those Positions And Educating The Public And, In Particular, Potential Workers On Alternative Pathways To Meet The Minimum Qualification Requirements For Civil Service Positions, Including Apprenticeship Programs.
Urging The Department Of Human Resources Development To Examine The Feasibility Of Implementing A Pilot Fellowship Program To Train Prospective Employees For Government Jobs.
Requesting That The Department Of Taxation Create A Simplified N-11 Form For Use By Individuals Without Taxable Income That Is Subject To State Income Tax.
Requesting The University Of Hawaii At Manoa College Of Tropical Agriculture And Human Resources To Convene A Working Group To Evaluate Updating Its Cooperative Extension Sites And To Submit A Report To The Legislature Regarding Its Work.
Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Investigate The Causes Of And Update Key Information On, Including Facts And Statistics, The Decline Of The Critically Endangered Palila (loxioides Bailleui) Bird On Mauna Kea.
Requesting The Department Of Human Services To File A Request With The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services To Amend The State's Existing Section 1115 Demonstration Program To Implement A Housing And Health Opportunities Demonstration Program To Enable Direct Housing Costs For Medicaid Recipients To Be Covered By The Federal Financial Participation For Medicaid.
Urging The Procurement Policy Board To Amend And Clarify The Administrative Rules Relating To Small Purchases To Allow The Expenditures For Goods, Services, And Construction With An Estimated Total Cost Of Less Than $5,000 To Be Awarded In Any Manner That The Purchasing Agency Deems Practical Or Convenient.
Requesting The Department Of Health To Convene A Working Group To Prepare And Develop Solutions And Make Recommendations For The Recruitment And Retention Of Nurses To Address The Shortage Of The Nursing And Health Care Workforce In The State.