Report Title:

Legislative Agencies; Salary Increases; Cost Adjustments

 

Description:

Appropriates funds for salary increases and makes other cost adjustments for state officers and employees employed by legislative agencies who are excluded from collective bargaining. (CD1)

 

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1382

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

C.D. 1


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 89C-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, provides for compensation, terms, and conditions of employment for public officers and employees who are excluded from collective bargaining. To maintain parity with other state employees and based on a settlement for a two-year collectively bargained agreement with the exclusive representative of bargaining units 3, 4, and 13, an immediate appropriation is needed to fund salary increases and other cost adjustments for certain excluded legislative officers and employees.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii to the legislative agencies indicated below the following sums or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001-2002 and the following sums or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002-2003 to fund the salary increases and other cost adjustments authorized by chapter 89C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for officers and employees of these agencies excluded from collective bargaining:

FY 2001-2002 FY 2002-2003

Office of the auditor $63,621 $146,329

Ethics commission $16,584 $ 38,124

Office of the legislative

reference bureau $64,465 $142,487

Office of the ombudsman $25,500 $ 58,104

SECTION 3. The sums appropriated shall be expended by the respective heads of the legislative agencies for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 4. Salary increases and cost adjustments provided in this Act for any officer or employee whose compensation is paid, in whole or in part, from federal, special, or other funds, shall be paid wholly or proportionally, as the case may be, from the respective funds.

SECTION 5. Funds appropriated or authorized by this Act that are not expended or encumbered by the last day of the fiscal year for which they were appropriated or authorized shall lapse as of those dates.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2001.