CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 103

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    S.B. No. 1388

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1388, S.D. 1, H.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 appropriate funds for all collective bargaining cost items for collective bargaining unit (9) and their excluded counterparts.

     Your Committee finds that the decision of the arbitration panel appointed pursuant to law for collective bargaining unit (9) has been received by the Governor who, pursuant to section 89-11(g), Hawaii Revised Statutes, has transmitted, to the Legislature for appropriation, proposed legislation containing all items requiring moneys for implementation.  Your Committee finds that this measure will fund the arbitration award for collective bargaining unit (9) for the upcoming fiscal biennium.

     Your Committee has amended this measure as follows:

     (1)  By incorporating the funding figures reached under the arbitration award; and

     (2)  By providing a separate break out of funds for the Department of Education.

     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 S.B. No. 1388, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1388, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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