CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.144

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 1035

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

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. 1035, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS,"

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 measure is to fund:

(1) Collective bargaining cost items in the arbitrated settlement with Collective Bargaining Unit 10 (Institutional, Health, and Corrections Workers), including those Unit 10 workers assigned to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and excluded counterparts; and

(2) Salary increases and other cost adjustments for their excluded counterparts.

Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended the measure by:

(1) Amending section 9 of the measure to more accurately reflect the amount required to cover the cost items negotiated for collective bargaining unit 10;

(2) Amending section 10 to more accurately reflect the transfer of funds process from the Director of Finance to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; and

(3) Changing the effective date from July 1, 2010, to July 1, 2001.

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. 1035, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1035, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, 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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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair

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BOB NAKATA, Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair