CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.102-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: H.B. No. 1595
H.D. 1
S.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
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. 1595, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES,"
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:
(1) Ensure that adjustments in compensation and benefit packages for excluded civil service employees are at least equal to their counterparts and subordinates within the jurisdiction; and
(2) Require that proposed adjustments are equivalent or not less than adjustments provided within the employer's jurisdiction.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:
(1) Clarifying that each jurisdiction shall provide adjustments for its respective excluded civil service employees based on recommendations from its respective personnel director;
(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2002; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, conformity, 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. 1595, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1595, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ BOB NAKATA, Chair |
____________________________ SCOTT K. SAIKI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BOB NAKASONE, Co-Chair |
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