CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.104

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 480

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 480, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR BUSINESS SPECIALIST POSITIONS,"

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 enable schools to expedite their administrative responsibilities relating to business-related matters by appropriating funds to hire three business specialists to be assigned to the Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui school districts. This bill also:

(1) Specifies the duties of the business specialists; and

(2) Includes these positions in bargaining unit 6 which may not require school or teaching experience.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Replacing the appropriations with the sums of $150,000; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.

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 H.B. No. 480, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 480, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair

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KEN ITO, Co-Chair

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BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair