STAND. COM. REP. 2673

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.B. No. 2542

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2542, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to fund certain collective bargaining agreements.

Specifically, this bill funds for fiscal year 2004-2005 all collective bargaining cost items in the agreements negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative of collective bargaining unit (2), supervisory employees in blue collar positions; bargaining unit (3), nonsupervisory employees in white collar positions; bargaining unit (4), supervisory employees in white collar positions; bargaining unit (6), educational officers and other personnel of the department of education under the same pay schedule; bargaining unit (8), personnel of the University of Hawaii and the community college system, other than faculty; and bargaining unit (13), professional and scientific employees, who cannot be included in any other bargaining units.

In addition, this measure funds the salary increases and other cost adjustments authorized by chapter 89C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for state officers and employees who are excluded from collective bargaining and under the same compensation plans as those officers and employees within collective bargaining units (2), (3), (4), (6), (8), and (13).

Although no sums have been appropriated or authorized from the sources of funding indicated in this measure, your Committee believes that a vehicle for funding these collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments should continue to advance in the Legislature as negotiations between the State and the exclusive bargaining representative for units (2), (3), (4), (6), (8), and (13) will eventually produce a settlement.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2542, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair