HB 713 Summary

• Appropriates and authorizes funds for collective bargaining cost items negotiated with bargaining unit (3) for fiscal biennium 2021-2023, with all funding amounts set at -0- across general funds, special funds, federal funds, and other sources.

• Provides salary increases and cost adjustments for state officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining who belong to the same compensation plans as bargaining unit (3) members, with amounts authorized under chapter 89C, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

• Covers Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs for bargaining unit (3) members and excluded employees across multiple state departments, including the judiciary and Hawaii health systems corporation.

• Allows fiscal year 2021-2022 appropriations to remain available through the end of fiscal biennium 2021-2023; any unexpended or unencumbered funds lapse on June 30, 2023.

• Effective date set for December 25, 2040.