HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                           THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                            REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

                   COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
                        Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga, Chair
                     Rep. Iris Ikeda Catalani, Vice Chair
           Rep. Kenny Goodenow               Rep. Scott K. Saiki
           Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki            Rep. K. Mark Takai
           Rep. Bob Nakasone                 Rep. Mark Moses
           Rep. Tom Okamura                  Rep. Jim Rath

                             COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
                        Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair
                      Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair
           Rep. Lei Ahu Isa                  Rep. Iris Ikeda Catalani
           Rep. Willie C. Espero             Rep. Kenny Goodenow
           Rep. Michael P. Kahikina          Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho 
           Rep. Sylvia Luke                  Rep. Bob Nakasone
           Rep. Brian Schatz                 Rep. Nathan Suzuki
           Rep. Brian Y. Yamane              Rep. Galen Fox
           Rep. Barbara Marumoto             Rep. Colleen Meyer
           Rep. Mark Moses

                               NOTICE OF HEARING

                DATE:    Tuesday, February 29, 2000
                TIME:    11:00 A.M.
                PLACE:   Conference Room 309, State Capitol

                                A G E N D A # 2

DECISION MAKING ONLY ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD

Heard on Tuesday, February 15, Agenda #1

HB 2261       RELATING TO VOLUNTEER SERVICES.
           Establishes a state volunteer services office, an executive board, and
           the state volunteer services trust fund.  (LAB/FIN)

HB 1987       RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
           Upon application to the ERS board, allows a class A member to withdraw
           for one time only, the member's contributions (or a portion thereof)
           for financial hardship.  (LAB/FIN)

HB 2447       RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
           Clarifies the methodology used to credit the state and counties with
           excess investment earnings of the ERS under Act 100, Session Laws of
           1999.  (LAB/FIN)

HB 2458       RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
           Extends the payment period in the calculation of the state and county
           contributions required as a result of ERIP (Session Laws of 1994) from
           a total of 5 years to a total of 19 years.  (LAB/FIN)

HB 2448       RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
           Clarifies provisions regarding the payment and collection of pension
           accumulation contributions due from the counties.  Allows transient
           accommodations tax revenues to be used to substitute for delinquent
           payments.  (LAB/FIN)

HB 2446       RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
           Sets forth revised application procedures for service-connected
           accidental death benefits.  (LAB/FIN)

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Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga                    Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine
Chair                                       Chair