HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2496
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to Hawaii labor relations board.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 89-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  The board shall be composed of three members of which (1) one member shall be representative of management, (2) one member shall be representative of labor, and (3) the third member, the chairperson, shall be representative of the public.  All members shall be appointed by the governor for terms of six years each.  Public employers and employee organizations representing public employees may submit to the governor for consideration names of persons to serve as [members of the board] the member representing management or the member representing the public and the governor shall first consider these persons in selecting [the] these members of the board. 

The representative of labor shall be selected by the governor from a list of three nominees submitted by the exclusive representative organizations."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval, and apply to appointments to the Hawaii labor relations board occurring after the effective date of this Act.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Hawaii Labor Relations Board; Member Selection

Description:

Requires the governor to select the labor member of the Hawaii labor relations board from a list of nominees submitted by labor organizations.

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