Bill > SB1352

This bill appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for members of bargaining unit (7) and their excluded counterparts during the fiscal biennium 2025-2027. The bill allocates funds from various sources including general funds, special funds, federal funds, trust funds, revolving funds, and American Rescue Plan funds for salary adjustments and related expenses. Specifically, the bill provides funding for collective bargaining statewide (BUF 102), with general funds allocation of $13,898,996 for fiscal year 2025-2026 and $31,090,119 for fiscal year 2026-2027, along with proportional allocations from other fund sources. The bill also covers salary increases for state officers and employees not in collective bargaining but in similar compensation plans. The funds will be allotted by the director of finance to appropriate state departments, with any unexpended funds lapsing by June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027. The bill acknowledges that the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 will be exceeded, justifying this by citing public interest and meeting specific needs. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2050, and ensures that salary increases for employees paid from various fund sources will be proportionally funded from their respective sources.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1352&year=2026