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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
1789 |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 |
H.D. 2 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 89-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The board shall be composed of three members
of which [(1)] one member shall be representative of management, [(2)]
one member shall be representative of labor, and [(3)] the third member,
the chairperson, shall be representative of the public. All members shall be appointed for terms of
six years each in accordance with the following procedures:
(1) The representative of management shall be appointed by the governor, who may first consider any names submitted by the counties; provided that each county may submit no more than one name;
(2) The representative
of labor shall be a person who is appointed by the governor [from a
list of three nominees submitted by mutual agreement from a majority of the
exclusive representatives;] and whose name has been submitted to the governor to serve as
the representative of labor by the exclusive representatives certified pursuant
to section 89-8. The process to
determine the nominee whose name is to be submitted to the governor shall be
determined by a simple majority of the exclusive representatives certified
pursuant to section 89-8. The governor
shall transmit the name of the person nominated to serve as the representative
of labor to the senate for advice and consent no later than twenty days after
submission of the nominee's name to the governor; provided that if the governor
fails to appoint the person whose name has been submitted by a simple majority
of exclusive representatives in accordance with this paragraph, the simple
majority of exclusive representatives who recommended the person shall transmit
the person's name directly to the senate for confirmation; and
(3) The representative of the public shall be appointed by the governor."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on December 25, 2040.
Report Title:
Collective Bargaining; HLRB; Representative of Labor
Description:
Requires the representative of labor on the Hawaii labor relations board to be a person selected by a majority of the exclusive representatives of the collective bargaining units. Provides a timeframe for the governor to appoint the representative of labor following submission of the nominee's name. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD2)
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