STAND. COM. REP. NO.  373

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.B. No. 556

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 556, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE RESEARCH CORPORATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on the appropriateness of including individuals employed by the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii in the State civil service law and collective bargaining, particularly in relation to the Corporation's recruitment and personnel concerns.  

 

     The University of Hawaii, Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii, and several concerned individuals opposed this measure.  The Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO commented on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 556, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

 

 

 

 

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ISAAC W. CHOY, Chair