STAND. COM. REP. NO.  739

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 676

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 676, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1)  Authorize the Chair of the State Public Charter School Commission to vote on collective bargaining agreements for Bargaining Units (5) and (6); and

(2)  Require collective bargaining agreements for Bargaining Unit (9) to have three votes by the Governor, two votes by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Board, and one vote by the Chief Justice.

The Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and East Hawaii Region of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation supported this measure.  The Department of Education; Hawaii State Teachers Association; and the Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO opposed this measure.  The Office of Collective Bargaining; State Public Charter School Commission; and Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network commented on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 676, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair