STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1624

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.R. No. 129
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Education and Labor and Public
Employment, to which was referred H.R. No. 129 entitled: 

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING A STUDY ON THE SALARY SCALE FOR
     EDUCATIONAL OFFICERS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the Legislative
Reference Bureau (LRB) to:

     (1)  Study the inequities in the salaries of educational
          officers; and

     (2)  Develop a fair salary schedule for educational
          officers.

     The Department of Education (DOE) testified in support of
the measure.  The Hawaii Government Employees Association (HGEA)
testified in support of the intent of the measure, but requested
that the study be a joint study between the HGEA and the DOE,
rather than the LRB.  An educational officer submitted comments.

     Your Committees find that the issue of salary equity for
educational officers is a complex one and requires a careful
study of salary administration laws and regulations, the
collective bargaining contract, and classification and
compensation plans for educational officers.


 
 
 
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     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Education and Labor and Public Employment that are
attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent
and purpose of H.R. No. 129, and recommend that it be referred to
the Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Education and
                                   Labor and Public Employment,

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Chair         KEN ITO, Chair