Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1440 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to fund all collective bargaining cost items in the agreement negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative of Unit 5 (teachers and other personnel of the Department of Education under the same salary schedule).

This measure also funds salary increases and other cost adjustments authorized by chapter 89C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for teachers and other personnel of the Department of Education under the same salary schedule who are excluded from collective bargaining.

Although no sums have been appropriated or authorized from the sources of funding indicated in this measure, your Committee finds 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 Unit 5 continue.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1440 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.