CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 107-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    S.B. No. 2073

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

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. 2073, 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 provide a legislative vehicle to fund pending public sector collective bargaining cost items for salary adjustments, other cost adjustments, and Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund costs for public employees in collective bargaining unit (6) and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2013-2015.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that on April 17, 2014, the State received notification that an arbitration award regarding the Hawaii Government Employees Association (HGEA) and the employer for collective bargaining unit (6) was issued.  In addition, an agreement with HGEA was reached regarding Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund employer contributions.

     Accordingly, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting specific amounts for collective bargaining cost items for salary adjustments, other cost adjustments, and Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund costs for public employees in collective bargaining unit (6) and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2013-2015, pursuant to the arbitration award and reached agreement;

     (2)  Changing the effective date from July 1, 2114, to upon approval; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity 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. 2073, 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. 2073, 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