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 S.B. No. 2111, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to allow negotiating parties to agree that non-cost items are valid and enforceable through written agreement.

The Hawaii Government Employees Association submitted testimony in opposition of this measure. The Office of Collective Bargaining submitted comments.

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 S.B. No. 2111, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.