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. 1595 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to fund all collective bargaining costs items relating to contributions to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund in the negotiated agreement for state employees in Collective Bargaining Unit (5) and their excluded counterparts.

The Hawaii State Teachers Association and Managerial and Confidential Employees Chapter of the Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in support of this bill.

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. 1595 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.