Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor and Public Employment, to which was referred S.B. No. 2941 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to make an emergency appropriation of $3,055,896 for the State Workers' Compensation Program for fiscal year 2003-2004.

The Legislature received a message from the Governor requesting immediate consideration and passage of this bill, in accordance with Article VII, section 9, of the State Constitution.

The Department of Human Resources Development testified in support of this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor and Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2941 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.