STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3099

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 16
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor and Environment, to which was
referred S.C.R. No. 16 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE BIENNIAL
     REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION PLANS AND THE COSTS THEREOF,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to approve adjustments made
to the compensation plans by the Public Employees Compensation
Appeals Board based on recommendations from the Conference of
Personnel Directors.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received by the
Department of Human Resources Development and the HGEA-AFSCME.

     The Conference of Personnel Directors submitted to the
Public Employees Compensations Appeals Board (PECAB) its
adjustment recommendations on the compensation plans of the
State, Judiciary, and the counties.  After hearing pricing and
repricing appeals for classes, the board determined whether the
salary range or salary grade assignments of those classes needed
adjustment.  As required by law, the Governor in early January
transmitted to the Legislature PECAB's findings as well as the
compensation plans and costs thereof.  This measure grants
legislative approval to the recommended adjustments to the
compensation plans and the costs thereof.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Environment that is attached to this

 
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report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.C.R. No. 16, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Labor and
                                   Environment,



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                                   BOB NAKATA, Chair

 
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