GOVERNOR’S PACKAGE – BUF (Department of Budget and Finance)

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HB No.

SB No.

Title

Description

HB 1900

SB 2136

Relating to the State Budget

Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2000.

HB 2444

SB 2785

Relating to Unclaimed Property

Appropriates $500,000 for the satisfaction of claims for the return of abandoned property.

HB 2445

SB 2786

Relating to the Public Employees Health Fund

Permits the Health Fund to return the employees’ share of insurance carrier refunds to beneficiaries based on their years of benefit plan participation.

HB 2446

SB 2787

Relating to the Employees’ Retirement System

Sets forth revised application procedures for service-connected accidental death benefits.

HB 2447

SB 2788

Relating to the Employees’ Retirement System

Clarifies the calculation of excess investment earnings under Act 100, SLH 1999.

HB 2448

SB 2789

Relating to the Employees’ Retirement System

Clarifies provisions regarding the payment and collection of pension accumulation contributions due from the counties.

HB 2449

SB 2790

Relating to the Public Employees Health Fund

Requires the Public Employees Health Fund Board of Trustees to implement the following for the benefit plan year beginning July 1, 2001: (1) preferred provider organization plans for medical benefits; (2) Medicare+Choice plans; (3) Revised drug benefit plans; and (4) a revised methodology for computing out-of-pocket costs to ensure comparability for all employee beneficiaries.

HB 2450

SB 2791

Making an Emergency Appropriation to Pay the Share of Health Insurance Carrier Refund and Rate Credit Amounts Due to the Federal Government

Appropriates emergency funds [$2,132,595] to pay the federal government its share of health insurance rebates and rate credits received by the general fund during fiscal year 1998-99.

HB 2451

SB 2792

Relating to a Repairs and Maintenance Special Fund.

Creates a repairs and maintenance special fund to finance major facility repairs.

HB 2452

SB 2793

Relating to the Employees' Retirement System.

Specifies that only the member's base salary, including shortage differential pay, is to be used to compute the member's average final compensation and determine the contributory plan member's contributions to the ERS.

HB 2453

SB 2794

Proposing Amendments to Article VII of the Hawaii Constitution Regarding an Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund

Repeals the excess revenue tax refund. Establishes a fund for emergency and budget reserve purposes. Clarifies that appropriations to the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund are excluded from the general fund expenditure ceiling and that appropriations from the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund are included.

HB 2454

SB 2795

Relating to the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund

Establishes an Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund. Revise the amount of moneys appropriated from the Hawaii Tobacco Settlement Special Fund to the Emergency and Budget Reserves Fund.

HB 2455

SB 2796

Relating to the College Savings Program

Makes technical amendments to provisions which established the college savings program.

HB 2456

SB 2797

Relating to Bishop Museum

Deletes the requirement that the Bishop Museum be provided an annual general fund appropriation.

HB 2457

SB 2798

Relating to Veterans Loans

Repeals provisions relating to the Veterans Loan Program.

HB 2458

SB 2799

Relating to the Employees' Retirement System

Extends the payment period of the actuarial present value from a total of 5 years to a total of 19 years with out affecting past payments made.

HB 2459

SB 2800

Relating to the Hawaii Telecommunications and Information Act

Repeals the Hawaii Telecommunications and Information Industries Act.

HB 2460

SB 2801

Relating to the Council on Revenues Revenue Estimate Reporting Dates

Eliminates the Council on Revenues March 15 and September 10 revenue estimate reporting dates. Changes the January reporting date to January 20.

HB 2461

SB 2802

Relating to Public Employee Heath Benefits

Creates an employer-union trust fund as a single public employees health benefit delivery system administered by a board of trustees.

HB 2462

SB 2803

Relating to the Public Employees Health Fund

Reduces state and county employer contributions for health benefits.