CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 16

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 1638
                                  S.D. 2
                                  H.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 1638, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL OFFICERS," 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of
Education and the exclusive representative for bargaining unit 6
to conduct a study on the issue of compensational parity for
educational officers within the department.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has
amended this measure by changing the effective date from March 1,
2001 to "upon its approval".

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 1638, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein,

 
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and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 1638, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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KEN ITO, Co-Chair                  BOB NAKATA, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Co-Chair      ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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IRIS IKEDA CATALANI, Co-Chair      DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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BERTHA F. K. LEONG, Member         MARSHALL K. IGE, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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                                   SAM SLOM, Member

 
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