STAND. COM. REP. NO.  698

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1173

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1173, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to promote more meaningful discussion during the negotiation process relating to employer contributions to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) by, among other things:

 

     (1)  Repealing the prohibition against using arbitration to resolve impasses or disputes relating to state and county EUTF contributions;

 

     (2)  Repealing the Legislature's role in determining state and county contribution amounts where agreement cannot be reached; and

 

     (3)  Permitting bargaining unit members to use state and county EUTF contributions as a basis for striking.  

 

     The Department of Budget and Finance opposed this bill.  The University of Hawaii, Department of Human Resources of the City and County of Honolulu, and Hawaii Government Employees Association provided comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1173, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

		____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair