CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.146

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 1382

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. 1382, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS,"

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 the salary increases and other cost adjustments for officers and employees of the following legislative agencies who are excluded from collective bargaining:

(1) Office of the Auditor;

(2) Ethics Commission;

(3) Office of the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB); and

(4) Office of the Ombudsman.

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

(1) Inserting specific amounts to be appropriated to cover the costs of the salary increases of the respective agencies' employees; and

(2) 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. 1382, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1382, 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