CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 44-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2016

RE:    S.B. No. 2896

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2896, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PREVENTION OF UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES,"

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:

     (1)  Require the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to serve complaints or require complainants to serve complaints by first class mail or electronic mail;

     (2)  Require the Board to provide written notice of a hearing by first class mail; and

     (3)  Authorize the Board to provide additional written notice of a hearing by electronic service through a company designated by the Board at least fifteen days before the scheduled date of the hearing.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that under existing law, the Hawaii Labor Relations Board may serve complaints and notices of hearings on a party by delivery to the person, by mail, or by telegram.  However, the electronic service of complaints and notices is a faster and less expensive method of service.  Implementation of this measure will reduce costs and provide a more efficient process to accommodate all parties.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Requiring the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to provide written notice of a hearing either by first class mail or electronic service rather than only allowing electronic service to be in addition to notice by mail; and

     (2)  Making it effective upon its approval;

     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. 2896, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2896, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, 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	___________________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair
____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair	___________________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Co-Chair