STAND. COM. REP. NO. 136

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 749
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor and Environment, to which was
referred S.B. No. 749 entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to make salary adjustments
for the legislative agencies' directors and their assistants and
certain executive agencies and boards.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau, State
Auditor, Ombudsman, and Hawaii Government Employees Association.
The Hawaii State Ethics Commission submitted testimony in support
of this measure with amendments.

     This measure covers the Office of the Auditor, Legislative
Reference Bureau, Hawaii Labor Relations Board, Office of
Collective Bargaining, Ombudsman, Stadium Authority, Public
Utilities Commission, and Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals
Board.

     Your Committee notes that this measure does not include the
State Ethics Commission, which your Committee believes should be
included but defers this decision to the discretion of the
Committee on Ways and Means. 


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Environment that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 749 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Labor and
                                   Environment,



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                                   BOB NAKATA, Chair

 
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