HB 1938 Summary

• Establishes a new collective bargaining unit (unit 15) for graduate student assistants employed by the University of Hawaii, allowing them to collectively bargain.

• Adds graduate student assistants to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 89-6(a) as an appropriate bargaining unit and exempts them from the general exclusion of student help in Section 89-6(f).

• Designates the University of Hawaii Board of Regents and President as the public employer representatives for graduate student assistant negotiations, with the same voting structure as faculty (Section 89-6(d)(4)).

• Includes graduate student assistants in impasse resolution procedures under Section 89-11, allowing them access to mediation and other dispute resolution remedies if collective bargaining reaches an impasse.

• Effective upon approval.