Bill Text: HI SB384 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii Senate Bill 384 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating To Collective Bargaining.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-24 - Referred to LCA, WAM. [SB384 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2019-SB384-Introduced.html

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	384
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to collective BARGAINING.

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

SECTION 1. Section 89-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

"(d) For the purpose of negotiating a collective bargaining agreement, the public employer of an appropriate bargaining unit shall mean the governor together with the director of finance, and the following employers:

(1) For bargaining units (1), (2), (3), (4), (9), (10), (13), and (14), the governor shall have six votes, the director of finance shall have one vote, and the mayors, the chief justice, and the Hawaii health systems corporation board shall each have one vote if they have employees in the particular bargaining unit;

(2) For bargaining units (11) and (12), the governor shall have four votes, the director of finance shall have one vote, and the mayors shall each have one vote;

(3) For bargaining units (5) and (6), the governor shall have three votes, the director of finance shall have one vote, the board of education shall have two votes, and the superintendent of education shall have one vote; and

(4) For bargaining units (7) and (8), the governor shall have three votes, the director of finance shall have one vote, the board of regents of the University of Hawaii shall have two votes, and the president of the University of Hawaii shall have one vote.

Any decision to be reached by the applicable employer group shall be on the basis of simple majority, except when a bargaining unit includes county employees from more than one county. In that case, the simple majority shall include at least one county."

SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Collective Bargaining; Director of Finance; Votes

Description:

Provides that the Director of Finance shall have one vote in the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements.

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