STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1975

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.C.R. No. 201
                                     




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 S.C.R. No. 201 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
     AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO COORDINATE THEIR EFFORTS AND
     ENFORCE WORKERS' COMPENSATION MANDATORY COVERAGE
     REQUIREMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to:

     (1)  Require the Department of Labor and Industrial
          Relations (DLIR) and the Department of Commerce and
          Consumer Affairs to jointly convene to:

          (A)  Discuss policies and procedures to enforce
               workers' compensation coverage requirements; and

          (B)  Publish a list of those contractors that do not
               carry workers' compensation insurance;

          and

     (2)  Require DLIR to cross-check this list of contractors
          with unemployment insurance reports, temporary
          disability insurance reports, and pre-paid health care
          reports.


 
 
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     The Subcontractors Association of Hawaii testified in
support of this measure.  DLIR submitted comments on this
measure.

     Your Committee respectfully requests the Department of
Commerce and Consumer Affairs to:

     (1)  Address concerns raised in DLIR's testimony with
          regards to accessing the results of the Regulated
          Industries Complaint Office's 1997 workers'
          compensation symposium to:

          (A)  Gain a better understanding of the magnitude of
               the current problem; and

          (B)  Decide what alternatives are best to address this
               problem;

          and

     (2)  Address the appropriateness of cross-checking the list
          to ensure accuracy after publication of such list,
          rather than cross-checking the list prior to
          publication.

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.C.R. No. 201 and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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



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                                   TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Chair