CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 130

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 1439

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1439, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES,"

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.

Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended the measure by:

(1) Deleting any reference to appropriations for employees of collective bargaining unit (9);

(2) Changing the language to fund Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) costs for employees of collective bargaining units (2), (3), (4), (6), (8), and (13), state employees assigned to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, and excluded from collective bargaining instead of salary increases and all collective bargaining cost items;

(3) Inserting specific amounts to be appropriated to cover the costs of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Fund for collective bargaining units (2), (3), (4), (6), (8), and (13) and excluded from collective bargaining from the general fund;

(4) Deleting Parts III, IV, and V;

(5) Renaming Part VI to Part III, including renumbering Sections 11, 12, and 13 to be Sections 5, 6, and 7, respectively; and

(6) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2003.

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 S.B. No. 1439, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1439, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair		____________________________ BRIAN KANNO, Chair
____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Co-Chair		____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair