STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3245

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 101
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 101, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BUYBACK OF EMPLOYEES'
     RETIREMENT SYSTEM MEMBERSHIP SERVICE CREDIT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to allow certain retired
state employees to buy back membership service credit in the
Employees' Retirement System.

     Specifically, this bill allows employees who were on
temporary loan to the Civilian Defense Agency in 1942 to do
fingerprint classification work to buy back membership service
credit from the Employees' Retirement System at the pre-
retirement rate of compensation if the retirant applies for the
service credit prior to December 31, 2000.

     Your Committee finds that when Hawaii and the United States
were drawn into World War II, there were some individuals who,
while employed by the Territory of Hawaii, were temporarily hired
or on loan to other agencies such as the Civilian Defense Agency
to help in fingerprint classification.  After returning to their
regular jobs, these employees were given the opportunity to buy
back these months for credited service in the Employees'

 
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Retirement System; however, there were some employees who were
not adequately informed of this right.  As a consequence, when
these individuals retired, they received less service credit and
hence, reduced retirement benefits.  This measure was introduced
to help rectify the situation for these individuals to allow them
to buy back their lost months of temporary hire that occurred
during World War II.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
101, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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