Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor, to which was referred S.B. No. 1045 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to fund all collective bargaining cost items in the agreement negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative of collective bargaining unit (3), nonsupervisory employees in white collar positions.

In addition, this measure funds the salary increases and other cost adjustments authorized by chapter 89C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for nonsupervisory employees in white collar positions who are excluded from collective bargaining.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Hawaii Government Employees Association.

Although no sums have been appropriated or authorized from the sources of funding indicated in this measure, your Committee believes that a vehicle for funding these collective bargaining cost items, and salary increases and other cost adjustments should continue to advance in the Legislature as negotiations between the State and the exclusive bargaining representative for unit (3) will eventually produce a settlement.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1045 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.