(a) The director or an appointing authority may select employees in the jurisdiction‘s service or any individual to act as volunteer subject-matter consultants in the preparation and rating of applications and examinations. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 92F, the identity of any volunteer subject-matter consultant, and any information which would result in actual identification of any volunteer subject-matter consultant, are confidential and shall not be disclosed.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-15

  • Appointing authority: means a department head or designee having the power to make appointments or changes in the status of employees. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
  • Department: means any department, board, commission, or agency of a jurisdiction. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
  • Director: means the head of the central personnel agency for a jurisdiction regardless of title, whether it is the director of human resources development, director of personnel, director of personnel services, or personnel director. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
(b) An appointing authority may excuse any employee in the appointing authority’s department from the employee’s regular duties for the time required for the employee’s work as a volunteer subject-matter consultant.

Employees shall not be entitled to extra pay for services as volunteer consultants but shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary traveling and other expenses.