CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 154

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    S.B. No. 877

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

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. 877, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH HEARINGS,"

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 measure is to establish procedures for the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to conduct appeals and authorize the Board to notify parties of a hearing using first class mail.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure sets forth the procedures for the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to conduct appeals hearings.  Your Committee on Conference further finds that existing law requires the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to use registered or certified mail to provide notice to parties of a hearing.  This measure would permit the Board to more efficiently allocate resources by using first class mail instead.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing its effective date to upon approval.

     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. 877, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 877, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Co-Chair	____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair
____________________________ MARK J. HASHEM, Co-Chair	____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair
	____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair