STAND. COM. REP. NO.515

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 1056

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor and Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 1056 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to allow public employee health benefits to be subject to collective bargaining.

The Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in support of this bill. The United Public Workers supported the intent of this bill. The Hawaii State Teachers Association opposed this bill. PEHF and the Department of Budget and Finance commented on this bill.

Your Committee finds that allowing public employee health benefits to be subject to collective bargaining would rationalize the process of wage negotiations and allow the State and counties flexibility to provide benefits to their employees in a cost effective manner.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor and Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1056 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor and Public Employment,

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TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Chair