Report Title:

Emergency Appropriation for Emergency Medical Services

 

Description:

Makes an emergency appropriation for FY 2008 to pay for the City and County of Honolulu's collective bargaining costs relating to emergency medical services.  (SB3074 HD1)

 

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

3074

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND INJURY PREVENTION SYSTEM BRANCH.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  This Act is recommended by the governor for immediate passage in accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Hawaii Constitution.

     SECTION 2.  Although funds were appropriated to the department of health for emergency medical services for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, a critical funding emergency now exists.

     The purpose of this Act is to appropriate an additional $507,539 in general funds and $1,300,000 in special funds for fiscal year 2007-2008 to pay for ambulance service contract collective bargaining costs.  This emergency appropriation is necessary to comply with collective bargaining increases negotiated by the ambulance service provider for Oahu.

     SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $507,539 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007-2008 to comply with collective bargaining increases negotiated by the ambulance service provider for Oahu; provided that these funds shall not be used for any purpose other than the collective bargaining increases.

     SECTION 4.  There is appropriated out of the emergency medical services special fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1,300,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007-2008 to comply with the collective bargaining increases negotiated by the ambulance service provider for Oahu; provided that these funds shall not be used for any purpose other than the collective bargaining increases.

     SECTION 5.  The sums appropriated in sections 3 and 4 shall be expended by the department of health.

     SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.