Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2550 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for all collective bargaining cost items in the agreement negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative of collective bargaining unit 5 (Teachers).

Additionally, this measure appropriates funds for salary increases and other cost adjustments for teachers and other personnel of the Department of Education who are excluded from collective bargaining.

Your Committee finds that these appropriations are necessary as negotiations between the State and the exclusive bargaining representative for unit 5 (Teachers) are ongoing and will eventually produce a settlement.

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. 2550 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.