CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 121

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 73

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 73, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY WORKERS,"

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 amend the definition of "emergency worker" in the Penal Code to include Hawaii state on‑scene coordinators and telecommunications dispatchers.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting its contents and inserting language that requires the Department of Human Resources Development to:

(A) Review the classification and compensation schedules for telephone and emergency dispatchers and similar employees; and

(B) Submit a report to the Legislature recommending modifications to those classification and compensation schedules;

(2) Changing its effective date to upon approval; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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 H.B. No. 73, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 73, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair	____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair	____________________________ DANIEL HOLT Co-Chair