CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.147
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 1115
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. 1115, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN RESOURCES,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this measure in an amended form.
The purpose of this measure is to amend the laws relating to civil service employment.
Specifically, the measure:
(1) Makes housekeeping amendments to Act 253, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000 (the Civil Service Modernization Act);
(2) Creates the Human Resources Development Special Fund (Special Fund);
(3) Clarifies the purposes for which the Human Resources Development Special Fund (Special Fund) may be used;
(4) Appropriates moneys for the Special Fund;
(5) Includes voluntary furlough as an alternative to public employee layoffs and termination, in the event of lack of work, lack of funds, or other legitimate reason;
(6) Protects employee benefits in the event of voluntary furlough;
(7) Repeals various provisions of existing civil service laws that were inadvertently omitted from Act 253; and
(8) Enables experimental modernization projects authorized under Act 253 to begin on July 1, 2001, instead of the original start date of July 1, 2002.
Your Committee on Conference finds that due to the complexity of the Civil Service Modernization Act, many details were left out of the final measure that was enacted into law.
Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended the measure by:
(1) Deleting all provisions relating to voluntary furloughs;
(2) Including amendments that clarify the ability public employers and employees to negotiate leaves of absences as envisioned under Act 253; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.
Your Committee on Conference believes that the amended measure addresses those oversights so that reform efforts may progress.
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. 1115, 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. 1115, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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_____________________________ TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BOB NAKATA, Chair |
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____________________________ SCOTT K. SAIKI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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