CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.170
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 1586
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1586, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this measure is to extend unemployment insurance benefits for an additional six months to displaced employees of Amfac Sugar Kauai who are enrolled in or actively seeking to enroll in a vocational training or education program.
Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended the measure to:
(1) Further clarify that all of the provisions of chapter 383, Hawaii Revised Statutes, are applicable;
(2) Require that displaced employees of Amfac Sugar Kauai be enrolled in and attending an approved vocational training or education program;
(3) Define "displaced employees of Amfac Sugar Kauai" as those individuals who:
(a) Are unemployed on or after June 30, 2000;
(b) Filed an unemployment insurance claim as a result of establishing an applicable benefit year;
(c) Have exhausted all rights to receive regular unemployment insurance benefits; and
(d) Cannot receive unemployment insurance benefits under any State or federal program after rights to unemployment insurance benefits under the applicable year were exhausted;
(4) Stipulate that the amount payable of extended unemployment compensation shall be equal to the unemployment insurance weekly benefit amount payable pursuant to the applicable benefit year;
(5) Add a severability clause; and
(6) Insert a sunset date of June 30, 2003.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1586, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1586, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ BOB NAKATA, Chair |
_____________________________ TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ SCOTT K. SAIKI, Co-Chair |
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