Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2583 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to fund all collective bargaining cost items in the agreement negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative of Collective Bargaining Unit 5.

In addition, this bill funds the salary increases and other cost adjustments authorized by chapter 89C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for state officers and employees in the DOE who are excluded from collective bargaining.

The Hawaii State Teachers Association testified in support of the measure.

Although no sums have been appropriated or authorized from the sources of funding indicated in this measure, your Committee believes that a vehicle for funding these collective bargaining cost items, including salary increases and other cost adjustments, should continue to advance in the Legislature as negotiations between the State and the exclusive bargaining representatives for Unit 5 will eventually produce a settlement.

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 H.B. No. 2583 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.