CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 181

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    H.B. No. 697

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

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. 697, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT 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 provide a legislative vehicle to appropriate unspecified employer contribution amounts to cover Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund health benefit plan premiums and other cost-adjustments for officers and employees of specified legislative agencies.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting cost-adjustment amounts for officers and employees of specified legislative agencies;

     (2)  Adding the House of Representatives and the Senate to the list of legislative agencies;

     (3)  Changing its effective date from July 1, 2050, to July 1, 2013; and

     (4)  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. 697, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 697, 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	____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Co-Chair
____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair	____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair