STAND. COM. REP. NO. 467-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 1929

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 1929 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII LABOR RELATIONS BOARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Hawaii Labor Relations Board (Board) to adopt emergency rules if the Board finds that Hawaii's Collective Bargaining in Public Employment Law, Chapter 89, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or its application is inconsistent with any federal or state law and the adoption of an emergency rule is urgently needed for conformity with controlling law, to preserve rights and stability, or for other purposes.

The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly; United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO; and an individual testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending the purpose section to clarify that the measure applies to the adoption of emergency rules to conform to any changes in controlling federal or state law that require immediate alterations to Hawaii's Collective Bargaining in Public Employment Law, or its application; and

(2) Changing its effective date to January 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1929, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1929, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair