CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.140
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 1058
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1058, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND,"
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 reduce public employer costs by:
(1) Requiring the amount ported to employee organizations for health benefit plans and group life insurance be based on the most cost effective plan that provides the same level of benefits for participants in the plans of the Public Employee Heath Fund (PEHF) and employee organizations;
(2) Confirming the employer's authority to audit employee organization health benefits and group life insurance plans;
(3) Requiring employee organizations to return to PEHF the employer's share of refunds from their insurance carriers; and
(2) Appropriating $200,000 in each year of fiscal biennium 2002-2003 for B&F to audit employee organization plans.
Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended the measure by:
(1) Establishing a definition of "excess ported amount";
(2) Requiring, unless otherwise specified by PEHF, that all excess ported amounts be returned;
(3) Adding references to a successor entity to PEHF, if an employer-union trust fund is established;
(4) Requiring that an employer organization hold all excess ported amounts in trust for PEHF until returned to PEHF;
(5) Establishing definitions of "actual cost of the plan", in the various health benefits statutes in order assist in PEHF's determination of which of its plans are its most cost-effective;
(6) Clarifying that the appropriation of funds from PEHF trust funds for the Department of Budget and Finance to audit employee organization plans be expended as inter-departmental transfer funds;
(7) Having the Act take effect upon approval, except for the appropriation section; and
(8) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, style, and consistency.
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 S.B. No. 1058, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1058, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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_____________________________ TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair |
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____________________________ SCOTT K. SAIKI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BOB NAKATA, Co-Chair |
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