CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 144

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    H.B. No. 1567

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1567, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS,"

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 salary increases and other cost adjustments, including Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund costs, authorized by Chapter 89C, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), for state officers and employees of agencies excluded from collective bargaining, including the State Ethics Commission, Office of the Auditor, Office of the Legislative Reference Bureau, and Office of the Ombudsman.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting specific appropriation amounts to fund salary        increases and other cost adjustments authorized by Chapter         89C, HRS, for state officers and employees of agencies         excluded from collective bargaining, including the State      Ethics Commission, Office of the Auditor, Office of the          Legislative Reference Bureau, and Office of the Ombudsman;

     (2)  Deleting language appropriating monies to fund the Hawaii          Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund costs authorized         by Chapter 89C, HRS; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity,      consistency, and style.

     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. 1567, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1567, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair	____________________________ ALEX M. SONSON, Co-Chair
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair	____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair