CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 146

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    H.B. No. 1572

       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. 1572, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS,"

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 all collective bargaining cost items negotiated for state employees in collective bargaining unit (1), including salary increases and other cost adjustments, Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund contributions, as well as salary increases and other cost adjustments for their excluded counterparts.

     On April 23, 2007, pursuant to section 89-11(g), Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Governor transmitted proposed legislation to the Legislature containing all items requiring moneys for implementation which are subject to appropriation.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1)  Inserting specific appropriation amounts to fund cost items negotiated with collective bargaining unit (1) of the Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2007-2009; and

(2)  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. 1572, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1572, 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