Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1599, S.D. 1, entitled:

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to fund collective bargaining cost items relating to contributions to the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) in the agreement negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative of collective bargaining units (2), (3), (4), (6), (8), and (13) and salary increases and other cost adjustments for their excluded counterparts.

On April 21, 2005, pursuant to section 89-11(g), HRS, the Governor transmitted proposed legislation to the Legislature containing all items requiring moneys for implementation that are subject to appropriation.

Along with this proposed legislation, the Governor transmitted a memorandum stating that the parties have not yet reached an agreement with respect to the amounts of contributions to the EUTF and that it appeared unlikely that the parties would reach an agreement in accordance with the timetable established pursuant to section 89-11(g), HRS. In accordance with section 89-11(g), HRS, the Governor submitted recommendations for action to fund the costs of the EUTF based on providing the same matching provisions to Hawaii Government Employees Association as provided in tentative agreements with the Hawaii State Teachers Association and the United Public Workers.

After careful consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting a reference to collective bargaining unit (9);

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1599, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1599, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.