STAND. COM. REP. NO. 188________

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 98
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor and Public Employment, to which was
referred H.B. No. 98 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PENSIONERS' BONUS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to extend the Employees'
Retirement System (ERS) pensioners' bonus until July 1, 2001.

     The Hawaii State Teachers' Association, the Hawaii State
Retired Teachers' Association, the Retirees Unit of the
HGEA/AFSCME Local 152, and the Coalition of Hawaii State/Counties
Retirees, Inc. supported this measure.  The ERS commented on this
measure.

     Your Committee finds that extending the pensioners' bonuses
to July 1, 2001, will help retirees living on fixed incomes cope
with the rising costs of living in Hawaii.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Public Employment that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 98 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Finance.


 
 
 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Labor and Public
                                   Employment,



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                                   TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Chair