STAND. COM. REP. NO.  934-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2583

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2583, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to promote openness in government by:

     (1)  Requiring the University of Hawaii (UH) to disclose in open meeting for purposes of public comment, the proposed compensation or change in compensation of administrative positions in the UH System filled by excluded employees; and

     (2)  Requiring that the UH Board of Regents, for administrative positions in the UH System filled by excluded employees, to publicly disclose the compensation offered to newly-hired employees and any changes in compensation offered to existing employees under the laws pertaining to public officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining.

     The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly supported this bill.  The UH System and Office of Information Practices opposed this measure.

     While noting the discrepancy in the effective date between H.B. No. 2583, H.D. 2, and its accompanying committee report, your Committee is reporting the bill out without making any amendments, thus leaving the bill effective upon its approval.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2583, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair