STAND. COM. REP. NO. 961

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 810

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 810, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to eliminate the vote of the Superintendent of Education for purposes of negotiating collective bargaining agreements for bargaining units (5) and (6).

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from two individuals.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from the Department of Education.

Your Committee finds that eliminating the vote of the Superintendent of Education for purposes of negotiating collective bargaining agreements for bargaining units (5) and (6) will encourage the Department of Education to work more closely with the Board of Education in developing terms of collective bargaining agreements for those bargaining units.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 810, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair