CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 4-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 1043

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1043, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES,"

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 bill is to fund collective bargaining cost items in the agreements negotiated with collective bargaining units (2), (3), (4), (6), (8), (9), and (13), and salary increases and other cost adjustments for their excluded counterparts.

On March 26, 2004, the Arbitration Panel issued its decision in Hawaii Labor Relations Board Case No. 1-02-96, awarding collective bargaining units (2), (3), (4), (6), (8), and (13) salary increases and adjustments to collective bargaining agreements effective July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2005.

On April 7, 2004, pursuant to section 89-11(f), Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), the Governor transmitted proposed legislation to the Legislature containing all items requiring moneys for implementation, which are subject to appropriation.

Accordingly, your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Clarifying that the funds appropriated to fund collective bargaining cost items in the negotiated agreements are for fiscal year 2004-2005 rather than for fiscal biennium 2003-2005;

(2) Removing references to collective bargaining unit (9);

(3) Inserting specific appropriation amounts to fund cost items negotiated with collective bargaining units (2), (3), (4), (6), (8), and (13) of the Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation for fiscal year 2004-2005;

(4) Inserting specific appropriation amounts to fund salary increases and other cost adjustments for state officers and employees of the Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation who are excluded from collective bargaining for fiscal year 2004-2005;

(5) Changing the effective date from July 1, 2050, to July 1, 2004; and

(6) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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 H.B. No. 1043, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1043, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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BRIAN KANNO, Chair

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Co-Chair