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. 1379, H.D. 1, entitled:

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 all collective bargaining cost items in the negotiated settlement for Collective Bargaining Unit 5 (teachers and other personnel of the Department of Education under the same salary schedule).

In addition, the measure funds the salary increases and other cost adjustments authorized by chapter 89C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for teachers and other personnel of the Department of Education under the same salary schedule who are excluded from collective bargaining.

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

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. 1379, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1379, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.