THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 1999


    MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1999

      COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
                        9:00 a.m.
                   Conference Room 016


         DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS
            (Deferred from February 8, 1999)


SB 366        RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND         CPN, WAM
           Enables the Employer-Union  Trust Concept Committee
           to continue its work  to proceed with conversion to
           an employers-union trust  concept for administering
           public employee and retiree health benefits.

SB 948        RELATING TO HEALTH FUND MEDICARE PART B.             CPN, WAM
           Entitles the  employee-beneficiary  who  is retired
           and   the    employee-beneficiary's    spouse   who
           participates in the  supplemental  Medicare plan of
           an employee organization,  the  same amount paid by
           the  fund  to  those   who  have  enrolled  in  the
           voluntary  medical  insurance  coverage  under  the
           medicare plan.

SB 1102       RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND.        CPN, WAM
           Removes the responsibility  for  funding the annual
           audit of the  Hawaii  public  employees health fund
           from  the  State  comptroller,  and  makes  it  the
           responsibility of the fund.

SB 1137       RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND.        CPN, WAM
           Amends   definition   of   "dependent-beneficiary";
           amends   definition    of   "employee-beneficiary";
           conforms HRS.

SB 1287       RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND.        CPN, WAM
           Permits the Health  Fund  to  return the employees'
           share of insurance carrier refunds to beneficiaries
           based on their years of benefit plan participation.

SB 1288       RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND.        CPN, WAM
           To enable the  Board  of  Trustees  to contract for
           more than one  type  of  benefit  plan for medical,
           drug, vision, and dental benefits.

SB 1290       RELATING TO HEALTH BENEFITS OF PART-TIME,            CPN, WAM
           AND SEASONAL OR CASUAL EMPLOYEE

 
           Authorizes  the  offering  of  medical  benefits to
           part-time, temporary, and seasonal/casual employees
           at no cost to the employee.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SB 1294       RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND.        CPN, WAM
           Requires State  and  county  retired  employees and
           their spouses  to  enroll  in  the federal Medicare
           part B insurance program.

                   No testimony will be accepted.

For further information, please call the committee clerk at 586-6830.