CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO.93

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   S.B. No. 2692
                                  S.D. 2
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
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. 2692, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SALARIES," 

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 bill is to provide salary adjustments
for the Administrative Director and Deputy Administrative
Director of the Judiciary, and to give the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court the discretion to determine such salaries based on
merit and other relevant factors, effective July 1, 2000.

     After careful consideration, your Committee on Conference
has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Providing that the salary level of the Deputy
          Administrative Director of the Judiciary shall be no

 
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          greater than provided in section 26-52(3), Hawaii
          Revised Statutes; and

     (2)  Deleting the requirement that the factors used to
          determine the salary levels of the Administrative
          Director and the Deputy Administrative Director be
          disclosed in the Judiciary's annual budget submission
          to the legislature.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your
Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your
Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 2692, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as S.B. No. 2692, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

  ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE           ON THE PART OF THE SENATE




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REP. ERIC HAMAKAWA                SEN. AVERY B. CHUMBLEY
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair



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REP. BOB NAKASONE                 SEN. MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair



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                                  SEN. JONATHAN CHUN
                                  Co-Chair

 
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