STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1550

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 262

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 262 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to fund all collective bargaining cost items in the negotiated agreements for state employees in collective bargaining unit (13).

This measure also provides funding for salary increases and other cost adjustments for certain state officers and employees who are excluded from collective bargaining and belong to the same compensation plans as those in collective bargaining unit (13), including those who are employees of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

Your Committee finds that the advancement of this bill as a vehicle to fund the specified collective bargaining agreement cost items is important in the ultimate production of a settlement between the State and the exclusive bargaining representative for each unit.

The bill has been amended to clarify that the measure is intended not only to authorize the allotment of appropriated funds to each department or agency, but also to provide authorization to expend the allotted funds in the respective fiscal year. Also, the amounts appropriated have been changed from unspecified amounts to $1 for the purpose of furthering discussions on this issue and technical nonsubstantive amendments have been made for the purposes of clarity and style.

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 H.B. No. 262, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 262, S.D. 1.

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

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair