Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 363, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize any county board of water supply serving a population of 500,000 or more persons to implement an experimental civil service modernization project without the approval of the mayor.

The Department of Human Resources Development, Board of Water Supply of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii Government Employees Association, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. United Public Workers supported the intent of this measure. The Department of Human Resources of the City and County of Honolulu opposed this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 363, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.