STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1685

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

 

RE:   S.B. No. 410

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 410, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to clarify the scope of collective bargaining negotiations regarding the rights and obligations of a public employer.

 

     The Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO; University of Hawaii Professional Assembly; United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO; Hawaii State Teachers Association; and Hawaii Fire Fighters Association, Local 1463, IAFF, AFL-CIO testified in support of this measure.  The Office of Collective Bargaining, Department of Human Resources Development, Department of Education, University of Hawaii, and Honolulu Police Department testified in opposition.  The County of Hawaii provided comments.

 

     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 S.B. No. 410, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair