STAND. COM. REP. NO.846
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 1058
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1058 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to institute a ceiling on public expenditures for health benefits for public employees by limiting the provision of benefits to legislative appropriations or collective bargaining, whichever is appropriate.
The Hawaii Government Employees Association submitted testimony in support of the intent of this measure. The Hawaii Public Employees Health Fund, United Public Workers, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and Hawaii State Teachers Association-Retired submitted testimony in opposition to this bill. The Department of Budget and Finance submitted comments on this bill.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Limiting legislative appropriations for public health benefits expenditures to the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2001-2002; provided that any amounts subject to a collective bargaining agreement in effect on July 1, 2001 shall be appropriated until the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of style and clarity.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1058, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1058, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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