Designates the regents of the UOH and the mayor of each county (for county employees) as public employers for purposes of collective bargaining negotiations.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. Section 89-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) For the purpose of negotiations, the public employer of an appropriate bargaining unit shall mean the governor or the governor's designated representatives of not less than three together with not more than two members of the board of education in the case of units (5) and (6), [the governor or the governor's designated representatives of not less than three together with not more than two members of] the board of regents of the University of Hawaii in the case of units (7) and (8), the mayor of each county or the mayor's designated representatives for county employees, and the governor or the governor's designated representatives together with the [mayors of all the counties] chief justice and the board of directors of the Hawaii health systems corporation or their designated representatives in the case of the remaining units[.] for state employees. The [designated employer representatives for units (5), (6), (7), and (8)] chief justice and the board of directors of the Hawaii health systems corporation shall each have one vote and [in the case of the remaining units,] the governor shall be entitled to [four] two votes [and the mayor of each county shall each have one vote], which may be assigned to their designated representatives[.], in the case of the remaining units for state employees. Any decision to be reached by the applicable employer group shall be on the basis of simple majority."

SECTION 2. Section 96 of Act 253, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000, is amended by amending subsection (d) of section 89-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to read as follows:

"(d) For the purpose of negotiating a collective bargaining agreement, the public employer of an appropriate bargaining unit shall mean [the governor together with the following employers:

Any decision to be reached by the applicable employer group shall be on the basis of simple majority[, except when a bargaining unit includes county employees from more than one county. In such case, the simple majority shall include at least one county]."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2001.