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. 531, 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 ensure parity for employees who are excluded from collective bargaining.

This bill requires that proposed adjustments to compensation and benefit packages for excluded civil service employees be at least equal to the compensation and benefit packages provided under collective bargaining agreements for employees within the appropriate authority's jurisdiction.

Your Committee on Conference made a technical amendment in paragraph (3) of this bill by clarifying that the proposed adjustments be equivalent or not less than the adjustments provided within the employer's jurisdiction.

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. 531, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 531, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.