CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 131

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 1442

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. 1442, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR 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 fund all collective bargaining cost items in the arbitration award for state employees in collective bargaining unit (10), including excluded employees and employers assigned to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

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 negotiated for employees of collective bargaining unit (10) and state officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining;

(2) Inserting specific amounts to be appropriated to fund EUTF costs negotiated for collective bargaining unit (10) and state officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining from the general fund;

(3) Deleting Parts II, IV, and V;

(4) Renaming Parts III and VI to be Parts II and III, respectively, which includes the renumbering of Sections 5 and 6 to Sections 3 and 4, respectively, and Sections 11, 12, and 13 to Sections 5, 6, and 7, respectively; and

(5) Changing the effective date of the Act to July 1, 2003.

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. 1442, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1442, 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