Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1373 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide leave-of-absence benefits for permanent, full-time employees of the state who are exempt from civil service and collective bargaining laws, but are not considered "excluded employees" as defined by section 89C-1.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

The Hawaii Government Employees Association submitted testimony in opposition to this bill. The Department of Human Resources Development submitted comments on this bill.

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. 1373 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.