THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON LABOR

Senator Bob Nakata, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MILITARY AFFAIRS

AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Senator Cal Kawamoto, Chair

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, January 31, 2001

TIME:

2:30 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

SB 16

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.

LBR, WAM

SB 857

relating to the hawaii living wage law.

Requires private firms contracted by state government to pay covered workers a Hawaii living wage of $9.43 an hour, to begin on 7/1/01 and adjusted thereafter. Requires DLIR to implement living wage. Establishes temporary living wage advisory committee to evaluate law. Repealed 7/1/2005.

LBR, WAM

SB 760

relating to MINIMUM WAGES.

Increases state minimum wage to $6.50 per hour, beginning September 1, 2001; provides automatic annual cost of living increases at a specified formula for computing.

LBR, CPH

SB 96

RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGES.

Increases the State minimum wage by $1 above the prevailing federal minimum wage.

LBR, WAM

SB 444

RELATING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE.

Raises the minimum wage to 50 cents more than the prevailing federal minimum wage.

LBR

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 33 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 231, State Capitol 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7330.

 

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Senator Bob Nakata

Chair, Labor Committee