CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 79

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 1444

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. 1444, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS,"

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 measure is to fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for bargaining unit (12) negotiated by the bargaining representative for fiscal biennium 2003-2005.

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

(1) Changing the measure to apply to members of bargaining unit (9), registered professional nurses, and excluded counterparts, rather than bargaining unit (12);

(2) Adding new sections that include appropriations for all cost items provided in the arbitrated settlement for Hawaii Employer-Union Trust Fund costs for collective bargaining unit (9) and state officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining;

(3) Adding new sections that include appropriations for all cost items provided in the arbitrated settlement for salary increases and other wage related costs for bargaining unit (9) and excluded counterparts;

(4) Adding new sections that indicate that the funds appropriated by the Act to Program Planning, Analysis, Budgeting (BUF 101) shall be allotted by the Director of Finance to the appropriate state departments;

(5) Adding new sections that indicate that the funds appropriated by the Act to Administrative Director Services (JUD 201) shall be allotted by the Chief Justice; and

(6) Changing the effective date from upon approval to July 1, 2003; and

(7) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.

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. 1444, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1444, 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