Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1843 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to reinstate binding arbitration for bargaining unit 9 (Registered Professional Nurses).

The Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in support of this measure. The Department of Human Resources Development testified in opposition to this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1843 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.