Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor, to which was referred H.B. No. 1043 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to fund all collective bargaining cost items in the agreements negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative of collective bargaining Unit 2, supervisory employees in blue collar positions; Unit 3, nonsupervisory employees in white collar positions; Unit 4, supervisory employees in white collar positions; Unit 6, educational officers and other personnel of the department of education under the same pay schedule; Unit 8, personnel of the University of Hawaii and the community college system, other than faculty; Unit 9, registered professional nurses; and Unit 13, professional and scientific employees, who cannot be included in any other bargaining units.

In addition, this measure funds the salary increases and other cost adjustments authorized by chapter 89C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for state officers and employees who are excluded from collective bargaining and under the same compensation plans as those officers and employees within collective bargaining Units 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 13.

The University of Hawaii and the Hawaii Government Employees Association submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Office of Collective Bargaining submitted testimony in support of the intent of the measure with recommendations for amendments.

Although no sums have been appropriated or authorized from the sources of funding indicated in this measure, your Committee believes that a vehicle for funding these collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments should continue to advance in the Legislature as negotiations between the State and the exclusive bargaining representative for Units 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 13 will eventually produce a settlement.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1043, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.