STAND. COM. REP. NO.183

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 318

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations and Labor, to which was referred S.B. No. 318 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GOVERNMENT,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the State and counties to attempt to obtain services through a public-private managed competition system before contracting with a private entity for those services.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the HGEA-AFSCME. Testimony in opposition was received from the Honolulu County Department of Human Resources. Comments were received from the Kauai County Department of Water.

The intent of this measure is to provide government workers affected by privatization to compete on a level playing field for the chance to retain their jobs. Your Committees believe that this is fair and reasonable, and without adverse cost effects to the State or counties if the managed competition system can yield the same or better services at a competitive price. Your Committees view this measure as a reasonable compromise between civil service and privatization.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations and Labor that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 318 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations and Labor,

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BRIAN KANNO, Chair

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CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair