HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga, Chair

Rep. Scott Saiki, Vice Chair

Rep. Willie Espero

Rep. Charles Djou

Rep. Nestor Garcia

Rep. Mark Moses

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Jim Rath

Rep. Joe Souki

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Friday, February 9, 2001

TIME:

8:30am to 11:00am

PLACE:

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

 

HB 616

RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII

Establish a chief information officer (CIO) within the Office of the Governor on a special and temporary basis.

LAB, FIN

HB 562

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Transfers the Deferred Compensation program to the Employees' Retirement System.

LAB, FIN

HB 563

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Clarifies forfeiture provisions for retirees who return to work after receiving the special retirement incentive benefit under Act 253, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000.

LAB, FIN

HB 564

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Clarifies that there are four retirement options in the Noncontributory Plan.

LAB, FIN

HB 565

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Requires all new pension recipients to have their payments directly deposited into an account at a financial institution.

LAB, FIN

HB 576

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Changes the salary growth assumption rate to ___ per cent effective _________.

LAB, FIN

HB 579

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Increases Board membership from eight to nine members to include a fourth citizen trustee and authorize the Governor to appoint the chairperson of the board of trustees.

LAB, FIN

HB 1340

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Allows deputy sheriffs the same retirement benefits as police officers and firefighters.

LAB, FIN

HB 1087

RELATING TO PENSIONERS' BONUS

Reinstates pensioners' bonuses provided to retirants of the employees' retirement system.

LAB, FIN

HB 357

RELATING TO PENSIONERS' SPECIAL COMPENSATION

Amends the employees' retirement system law to provide for special compensation to pensioners.

LAB, FIN

HB 860

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

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

LAB, FIN

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED BILLS HEARD ON 01/30/01

 

HB 166

RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE

Sets minimum wage at fifty cents above the federal minimum wage.

LAB, FIN

HB 669

RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE

To increase the minimum wage to adjust for the effects of inflation; to increase the amount of tip credit.

LAB, FIN

HB 356

RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE

Increases the tip credit to a blank percentage beginning 1/1____.

LAB, FIN

HB 26

RELATING TO MEDICAL FEE SCHEDULES

Changes current medical fee schedule for workers' compensation reimbursement from 110% of Medicare to the annually adjusted federal workers' compensation medical fee schedule for use in Hawaii.

LAB, CPC, FIN

HB 308

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDICAL FEES

Returns the medical fee structure to the structure existing before Act 234, SLH 1995.

LAB, CPC, FIN

 

 

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 30 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 426, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

 

 

 

 

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE LAB COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8450.

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Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga

Chair