Letter dated April 24, 2025, transmitting a proposed conference draft amending H.B. No. 1035, H.D. 1, S.D. 1 to fund the agreement concerning Collective Bargaining Unit 9.

This bill (H.B. No. 1035) appropriates $26.3 million over the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to fund a finalized collective bargaining agreement for Registered Nurses (Collective Bargaining Unit 9) in Hawaii state government. It directly affects state-employed nurses and related departments (including the Department of Education and administration) by authorizing specific funding allocations: $3.16 million general funds for 2025-26 and $7.18 million for 2026-27, plus smaller amounts for federal, special, and revolving funds. The bill's key mechanism is directing the Director of Finance to allocate these exact sums to appropriate state departments for salary and fringe benefit costs under the negotiated agreement. It does not create new policy but provides the necessary funding to implement the existing nurses' contract.