CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 2-20

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2020

RE: S.B. No. 785

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

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. 785, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

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 and intent of this measure is to require the scope of collective bargaining negotiations to include benefits related to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund. The measure also allows employers and exclusive representatives to resolve disputes over health benefits and contribution amounts through binding arbitration.

Your Committee on Conference finds that appropriations are needed for public employers to comply with the terms of the agreement negotiated between public employers and collective bargaining units (2), (3), (4), (7), (8), (9), (13), and (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments, for fiscal biennium 2019-2021.

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

(1) Deleting its contents and replacing them with provisions to:

(A) Make appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of collective bargaining units (2), (3), (4), (7), (8), (9), (13), and (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative, for fiscal biennium 2019-2021; and

(B) Appropriate moneys to meet collective bargaining requirements under emergency medical services contracts; and

(2) Changing the effective date to take effect upon approval and to apply retroactively to June 30, 2020.

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. 785, 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. 785, 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
____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON Co-Chair	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Chair
____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Co-Chair	____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ Co-Chair