Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items relating to contributions to the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund for Unit (7) and their excluded counterparts. (SD1)

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to provide funds pursuant to section 89-11(g), Hawaii Revised Statutes, due to an impasse in negotiations on issues involving the employer-union health benefits trust fund.

PART I

SECTION 2. There are appropriated or authorized from the source of funding indicated below to program planning, analysis, budgeting (BUF 101) the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to fund for fiscal biennium 2005-2007, the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs in the agreement negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative of collective bargaining unit (7):

FY 2005-2006 FY 2006-2007

General funds $1 $1

SECTION 3. Funds appropriated or authorized by this part shall be allotted by the director of finance to the appropriate state departments for expenditure in the respective fiscal year for the purposes of this part.

PART II

SECTION 4. There are appropriated or authorized from the source of funding indicated below to program planning, analysis, budgeting (BUF 101) the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to fund for fiscal biennium 2005-2007, the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs for state officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining who belong to the same compensation plans as those officers and employees within collective bargaining unit (7):

FY 2005-2006 FY 2006-2007

General funds $1 $1

SECTION 5. Funds appropriated or authorized by this part shall be allotted by the director of finance to the appropriate state departments for expenditure in the respective fiscal year for the purposes of this part.

PART III

SECTION 6. Funds appropriated or authorized by this Act that are not expended or encumbered by June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, of the respective fiscal years, shall lapse as of those dates.

SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2005.