THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Clayton Hee, Chair

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2007

DATE:	Wednesday, March 21, 2007
TIME:	10:00 a.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Tuesday, March 20, 2007)

HB 760 HD2	RELATING TO A LIVING WAGE FOR WORKERS ON SERVICE CONTRACTS. Reduces from $25,000 to $5,000 the applicability threshold of service contract wage, hour, and working condition requirements. Provides certain exemptions for nonprofits.  Requires wages providing an annual income of at least the U.S. poverty guideline for Hawaii for a family of four.  Includes provisions enhancing employees' ability to organize.  (HB760 HD2)	JDL, WAM
HB 1503 HD1	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. Amends definitions of "closing", "covered establishment", and "employer".  Requires employer to notify employees of divestiture.  Imposes penalties for failure to notify employees of business closing.  (HB1503 HD1)	JDL
HB 987 HD1	RELATING TO POLICE OFFICERS. Clarifies meaning of "acts done in the performance of the officer's duty as a police officer" for purposes of determining if a police officer who is prosecuted or sued must be represented by an attorney provided by the county.  (HB987 HD1)	JDL
HB 1817 HD2	RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Allows police officers to receive a maximum retirement allowance that shall not exceed 100% of their average final compensation. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB1817 HD2)	JDL, WAM

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6911.