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. 2551 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds through several means of financing to fund all collective bargaining cost items in the agreement negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative of collective bargaining unit 7.

Furthermore, this bill also appropriates similar funds for salary increases and other cost adjustments authorized by law for state officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining.

Your Committee finds that this measure appropriates funds for faculty of the University of Hawaii and the community college system.

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. 2551 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.