STAND. COM. REP. NO. 470-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1833
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor and Public Employment, to which was
referred H.B. No. 1833 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
     AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to equalize wage differentials
between women and men and minorities and nonminorities for the
same work and also for work that is dissimilar but that require
equivalent composites of skill, effort, responsibility, and
working conditions, by:

     (1)  Gathering information from departments with civil
          service employees regarding job titles, wages, and
          methods of calculation; and

     (2)  Implementing a fair pay project (project) for civil
          service employees.

     The Hawaii Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers
Association, the Hawaii Women Lawyers, and individuals testified
in support of the bill.  The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, the
Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women (HSCSW), and the
Hawaii Government Employees Association (HGEA) supported the
intent of the bill but requested amendments be made.

     Based on the recommendations of the HSCSW and HGEA, your
Committee has amended the bill by:

 
 
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     (1)  Replacing the Civil Service Commission with the HSCSW
          as the entity to conduct the study;

     (2)  Deleting the requirement for the Hawaii Civil Rights
          Commission to provide initial consultation and advice;

     (3)  Requiring the results of the project to be forwarded to
          the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission and the appropriate
          exclusive representatives of the employees involved;

     (4)  Adding an appropriation section to fund the project;
          and

     (5)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes
          of clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Public Employment that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 1833, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1833, H.D.
1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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



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                                   TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Chair