CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.143

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 1034

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

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. 1034, S.D. 2, 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 the measure is to fund all collective bargaining cost items in the agreement negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative of Collective Bargaining Unit 1 (nonsupervisory employees in blue-collar positions).

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

(1) Inserting specific amounts to be appropriated to cover the costs of the salary increases of the respective agencies' employees;

(2) Adding a new part to the measure that includes an appropriation for salary increases and other cost items negotiated for collective bargaining unit 1 employees employed at the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; and

(3) Changing the effective date from July 1, 2010, to July 1, 2001.

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. 1034, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1034, S.D. 2, 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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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair

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BOB NAKATA, Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair