Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 180 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide parity, in the areas of compensation and benefit packages, between exempt civil service employees and included civil service employees who are provided for under collective bargaining agreements.

The Hawaii Government Employees' Association and a concerned individual supported this bill. The Department of Human Resources Development opposed this measure. The City and County of Honolulu's Department of Human Resources shared concerns in regards to 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 H.B. No. 180 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.