STAND. COM. REP. NO. 801-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2355

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2355 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to provide for employment cost items for offices and employees of the Legislature, Legislative Reference Bureau, Auditor, Ombudsman, and Hawaii State Ethics Commission.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Legislative Reference Bureau, Office of the Auditor, Office of the Ombudsman, and Hawaii State Ethics Commission.

Your Committee finds that this measure appropriates funds necessary to fund Employee-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund costs and other employment cost adjustments for officers and employees of the Legislature and legislative agencies who are exempt from collective bargaining.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2355 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair