STAND. COM. REP. NO. 696

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 1598

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1598 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to fund all collective bargaining cost items relating to contributions to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund in the negotiated agreement for state employees in Collective Bargaining Unit (10) and their excluded counterparts.

The Hawaii Government Employees Association Managerial and Confidential Employees Chapter testified in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1598 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

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DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair