CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 155

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    S.B. No. 908

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       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. 908, 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 measure is to appropriate funds for fiscal biennium 2011-2013 for public employees in collective bargaining unit (9) and for employees excluded from collective bargaining that are in the same compensation plans as those officers and employees within collective bargaining unit (9).

     Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure is necessary to serve as the legislative vehicle to appropriate funds to cover collective bargaining costs and other cost items that have been awarded through arbitration.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1)  Clarifying that the measure is an emergency appropriation measure that qualifies for immediate passage;

(2)  Clarifying that the appropriations are necessary to fund the salary increases and wage related costs contained in the arbitrated settlement for certain public employees;

(3)  Clarifying the sources of funding;

(4)  Limiting the appropriations contained in the measure to only fiscal year 2012-2013 and inserting specific amounts;

(5)  Highlighting the amount appropriated for the Department of Education;

(6)  Adding a lapse date of June 30, 2013, for all funds appropriated or authorized by this measure;

(7)  Changing the effective date to "upon approval" and deleting language on retroactive application to July 1, 2011; and

(8)  Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, style, and consistency.

     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. 908, 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. 908, 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

____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Co-Chair	____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair
____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair	____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair