STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 661

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 1585

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1585 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SALARY COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to propose amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to establish a Salary Commission to recommend salaries for:

(1) Justices and judges of all state courts;

(2) Members of the Legislature;

(3) The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Administrative Director of the State; and

(4) Department heads, executive officers, and deputies or assistants to department heads, excluding the University of Hawaii and the Department of Education.

Under this bill, the Salary Commission would submit its recommendations to the 2007 Legislature and every eight years thereafter. The recommended salaries would become effective unless the Legislature disapproves the entire recommendation as a whole by adopting a concurrent resolution prior to adjournment sine die.

A concerned individual testified in support of this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1585 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

		____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair