SR 156 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

URGING ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO CONDUCT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OF THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OR PERSONS HOLDING EQUIVALENT POSITIONS EXEMPT FROM CIVIL SERVICE LAW.

This Senate Resolution urges Hawaii's state boards and commissions to conduct annual performance reviews of their Executive Directors (or equivalent roles exempt from civil service law). The reviews would assess how well these leaders meet state goals and statutory mandates, though the resolution itself is non-binding. It applies specifically to boards/commissions with exempt leadership positions, not to all state employees. The measure is procedural and does not create new legal requirements.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

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SR156 → SR156_SD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a standard Senate Resolution to a structured document with metadata fields, and the substantive text was updated to clarify that executive directors and equivalent exempt positions are specifically exempt from civil service law. The resolution now explicitly requires performance reviews to evaluate these individuals against state goals and statutory mandates, and directs certified copies to state department heads rather than unspecified department heads.

Scope change

The scope was clarified to specifically target executive directors and persons holding equivalent positions exempt from civil service law, with more precise language about who receives the certified copies of the resolution.

DEFINITION

Added explicit clarification that executive directors and equivalent positions are exempt from civil service law throughout the resolution text.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the performance review requirement to specifically include evaluations on meeting state goals and statutory mandates of the board or commission.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed the transmission requirement to direct certified copies to heads of each state department rather than heads of each department.

TECHNICAL

Added metadata fields including document version numbers, timestamps, and template identifiers.

Reformatted the document structure from a plain text resolution to a structured format with headers and metadata.

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

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Committee

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1574) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Fevella.

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-25-25 3:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to GVO.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

upper

8 primary · 3 co-sponsors