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. 1443 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to fund the collective bargaining costs negotiated with employees in Unit 11, including certain state officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining.

Your Committee finds that this bill is one of several legislative vehicles used to fund the State's collective bargaining costs and will be finalized during the course of the legislative session.

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. 1443 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.