Report Title:

Emergency appropriation

Description:

Apppropriates emergency funds ($2,120,801) for FY 2004-2005 to pay for ambulance service contract collective bargaining costs.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

793

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE CONTRACTS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COSTS.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. This Act is recommended by the governor for immediate passage in accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.

SECTION 2. The purpose of this Act is to appropriate an additional $2,120,801 in general funds for fiscal year 2004-2005 to pay for ambulance service contract collective bargaining costs. This emergency appropriation is necessary to comply with collective bargaining increases negotiated by ambulance service providers statewide. Included in this emergency appropriation is the sum of $1,147,159 for the city and county of Honolulu, the sum of $768,529 for the county of Hawaii, the sum of $153,134 for American Medical Response-Maui, and the sum of $51,979 for American Medical Response-Kauai.

SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $2,120,801, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for fiscal year 2004-2005 to be used for the purposes of complying with collective bargaining increases negotiated by ambulance providers statewide.

SECTION 4. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purpose of this Act.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST