CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 98

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 1440

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1440, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to pay for salary increases and other collective bargaining cost items for bargaining unit (5) and officers and employees of the Department of Education (DOE) excluded from collective bargaining.

Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended the measure by:

(1) Changing the language to fund Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) costs for employees of bargaining unit (5) and officers and employees of the DOE excluded from collective bargaining instead of all collective bargaining cost items;

(2) Inserting specific amounts to be appropriated to cover the Hawaii EUTF costs for employees of bargaining unit (5) and officers and employees of the DOE excluded from collective bargaining.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1440, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1440, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair

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BRIAN KANNO, Chair

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair