CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.134

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 1614

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1614, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL,"

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 bill is to protect the employment rights of public employees by ensuring that civil service employees of the newly established Department of Education Civil Service Personnel System shall have the same benefits and rights of civil service employees employed by other executive agencies.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that transfer of benefits and rights:

(a) Does not apply to exempt civil service employees; and

(b) Include benefits and rights relating to promotions.

(2) Inserting language that clarifies that if a collective bargaining agreement does not cover pay adjustments and other adjustments necessary to effectuate the movement of personnel between the two jurisdictions, then these adjustments shall be subject to rules, policies, and procedures established by each respective director.

(3) Changing the effective date to upon its approval;

(4) Adding a sunset date of June 30, 2009; and

(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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 H.B. No. 1614, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1614, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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BRIAN KANNO, Chair

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KIRK CALDWELL, Co-Chair

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Co-Chair

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ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

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BOB NAKASONE, Co-Chair