STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1822-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2991

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2991, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to adopt rules establishing criteria and procedures for the creation of new bargaining units;

(2) After the Hawaii Labor Relations Board approves a petition to establish a new bargaining unit, require the Board to issue a decision and order and submit a report to the Legislature, including proposed legislation for the Legislature to consider and create the new bargaining unit; and

(3) Appropriate funds for the development of the criteria and procedures for the creation of new bargaining units, including the hiring of staff.

Your Committee did not receive any written testimony on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the number of full-time equivalent positions to be established to an unspecified number.

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 S.B. No. 2991, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2991, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

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

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair