CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 118-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    H.B. No. 1635

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

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. 1635, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY,"

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 require that effective July 1, 2014:

     (1)  The salary of the Administrative Director of the Courts be equal to the salary of the Administrative Director of the State; and

     (2)  The salary of the Deputy Administrative Director of the Courts be equal to an unspecified percentage of the salary of the Administrative Director of the Courts.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Specifying that the salary of the Deputy Administrative Director of the Courts shall be equal to 95 percent of the salary of the Administrative Director of the Courts; and

     (2)  Making it effective on July 1, 2014.

     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. 1635, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1635, 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	___________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair
_________________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Co-Chair	___________________________ KANIELA ING, Co-Chair