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 JOINT COMMITTEE HEARING

        DATE:    Tuesday, March 28, 2000

        TIME:    9:00 A.M.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 309, State Capitol



                        A G E N D A

 
SB 2859 SD1  RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT             LAB/FIN
SSCR 2686  Reforms the public employment laws that were enacted
          to implement two constitutional mandates -- that
          there be a civil service based on merit and that
          public employees have the right to bargain
          collectively.

 


 
SB 2802 SD1  RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS  LAB/FIN
SSCR 2769  Creates an employer-union trust fund as a single
          public employees health benefit delivery system
          administered by a board of trustees.

SB 2326 SD1  RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS      LAB/FIN
SSCR 2750  Allows for the porting of Medicare Part B to
          employee organizations.

SB 3003 SD1  RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT
SSCR 2738  SYSTEM                                    LAB/FIN
          Makes all new public employees class A, contributory
          members.  Allows existing class C noncontributory
          members to elect to either remain as class C
          noncontributory members or become class A
          contributory members.

SB 3002 SD2  RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT
SSCR 2739  SYSTEM                                    LAB/FIN
          Allows a surviving spouse or reciprocal beneficiary
          of a police officer, firefighter, deputy sheriff, or
          public safety officer to remarry or enter into a new
          reciprocal beneficiary relationship and to continue
          to receive pension and other retirement benefits
          arising from their former spouse's employment.



         DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW IF TIME PERMITS



PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 60 COPIES OF
THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO:  (1)
THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 306, STATE CAPITOL; OR (2)
THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE
CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT.  TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE
HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT:  586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859
(NEIGHBOR ISLANDS).  WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE
TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING,
AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2"
X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP.  FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6506, OR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CLERK AT
586-6200.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR
SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE

 
STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR
ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE
CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO
ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.




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