Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 507, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, entitled:

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to enable a licensed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) employed with the City and County of Honolulu Emergency Services Department (EMS) to retire after 25 years of service, regardless of the EMT's age.

Your Committee on Conference recognizes that EMTs are often placed in physically and emotionally demanding situations similar to that of other public safety personnel. Unlike other public safety personnel, EMTs are ineligible to retire after 25 years of service without penalty, regardless of age upon retirement. Your Committee on Conference believes that this is a matter of statewide concern.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 507, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 507, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.