STAND. COM. REP. NO. 672-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2445
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Labor and Public Employment and Finance,
to which was referred H.B. No. 2445 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH
     FUND,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to permit the health fund to
return the employees' share of insurance carrier refunds to
beneficiaries based on their years of benefit plan participation.

     The Hawaii Public Employees Health Fund, the United Public
Workers, and the Hawaii Government Employees Association,
testified in support of this bill.  The Hawaii State Teachers
Association testified in opposition to this bill.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Labor and Public Employment and Finance that are
attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the
intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2445 and recommend that it pass
Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair          TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Chair