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. 2500, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to correct statutory reference or language changes made by reforms to the public employee laws pursuant to Act 253, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000.

The Department of Human Resources Development testified in support of this measure. The Hawaii State Teachers Association commented on 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. 2500, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.