HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Ben Cabreros

Rep. Nobu Yonamine

Rep. Willie Espero

Rep. Ron Davis

Rep. Michael Magaoay

Rep. Charles Djou

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Bertha Leong

Rep. Scott Saiki

Rep. Mark Moses

Rep. Nathan Suzuki

Rep. Jim Rath

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

DATE:

Wednesday, February 28, 2001

TIME:

5:00 PM.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A # 2

 

HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, AGENDA # 4:

 

HB 644

HD1

(HSCR238)

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Replaces the electronic prescription Act, Act 304, SLH 1997, which sunsets June 31, 2001, by amending the Hawaii Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, of chapter 328, to allow prescriptions to be electronically transmitted to pharmacies and medical oxygen distributors, and allow drug dispensers to keep records of prescriptions in electronic form.

CPC,FIN

     

 

HEARD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, AGENDA # 2:

 

HB 860

HD1

(HSCR418)

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Provides a military service credit of up to 4 years to qualified retirants of the ERS.

LAB,FIN

 

HB 1113

HD1

(HSCR433)

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Allows qualified members of the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) to purchase their military service credit. Allows a surviving spouse of a member of the ERS to remarry and still receive retirement benefits arising from their former spouse's employment.

LAB,FIN

 

HEARD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, AGENDA # 3:

 

HB 166

HD1

(HSCR441)

RELATING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE.

Increases minimum wage to $5.50 per hour beginning 07/01/02; and to $6.00 per hour beginning 07/01/03. (HD1)

LAB,FIN

 

HB 850

HD1

(HSCR423)

RELATING TO SICK LEAVE.

Requires an employer who provides sick leave to permit an employee to use their sick leave to attend to the illness of their child, parent, spouse, or reciprocal beneficiary. Prohibits an employer from denying the use of sick leave, discharging, demoting, suspending, or discriminating in the terms and conditions of employment against an employee for using or attempting to exercise the right to use sick leave to attend to the illness of a child, parent, spouse, or reciprocal beneficiary. (HD1)

LAB,FIN

 

HEARD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, AGENDA # 4:

 

HB 852

HD1

(HSCR431)

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Provides for wage and salary adjustments for public sector managers excluded from collective bargaining that are on par with their civil service counterparts.

LAB,FIN

 

HB 1041

HD1

(HSCR542)

RELATING TO TEACHER COMPENSATION.

Requires teachers to receive their normal annual increment or longevity increase for a year's satisfactory service in any fiscal year that an increase in the appropriate salary schedule is effected.

EDN/LAB,FIN

 

HB 1256

HD1

(HSCR116)

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.

Provides for the redemption of empty beverage containers. Provides requirements for recycling facilities and redemption centers.

EEP/EDB,FIN

 

HB 1595

HD1

(HSCR435)

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Requires the proposed adjustments to compensation and benefit packages for excluded civil service employees to be at least equivalent to the adjustments provided in other jurisdictions.

LAB,FIN

 

 

 

 

AS THIS IS A DECISION MAKING MEETING ONLY, NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6200.

 

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Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine

Chair