Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1056 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide the State and the counties with the flexibility to provide health benefits to their employees in a cost-effective manner by making the level and type of health benefits for public employees subject to collective bargaining.

The Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in support of this measure. The United Public Workers supported the intent of this bill. The Department of Budget and Finance and the Hawaii Public Employees Health Fund Board of Trustees offered comments, and the Hawaii State Teachers Association opposed this measure.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1056, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1056, H.D. 1.