CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 244-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2789

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

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. 2789, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS,"

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 appropriate funds for fiscal biennium 2021-2023 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for public employees in collective bargaining unit (8) and for their excluded counterparts.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the State received notification that an agreement was issued on April 22, 2022, concerning the Hawaii Government Employees Association, collective bargaining unit (8). An agreement with the Hawaii Government Employees Association regarding Employer-Union Trust Fund contributions was previously reached and funded by Act 106, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021.

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

(1) Inserting specific amounts for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for public employees in collective bargaining unit (8) and for their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2021-2023, pursuant to the arbitration award;

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

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

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. 2789, 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. 2789, 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

____________________________ RICHARD H.K. ONISHI Co-Chair	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Chair
____________________________ JACKSON D. SAYAMA Co-Chair	____________________________ BENNETTE MISALUCHA Co-Chair