Letter dated April 24, 2025, transmitting a proposed conference draft amending H.B. No. 1029, H.D. 1, S.D. 1 to fund the agreement concerning Collective Bargaining Unit 3.

This bill (GM 15) transmits a proposed conference draft to fund a ratified collective bargaining agreement for Hawaii government employees in "Collective Bargaining Unit 3" (nonsupervisory white-collar positions). It appropriates specific sums from various funding sources - such as General, Special, Federal, and Trust funds - to cover salary and fringe benefits costs for fiscal years 2025-2027, totaling $68.7 million. The funds are allocated to state departments, with detailed breakdowns for the Department of Education and other agencies. This is a procedural funding measure implementing an existing agreement, not a new policy.