THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2001
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COMMITTEE ON LABOR |
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Senator Bob Nakata, Chair |
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Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair |
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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY |
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Senator Rod Tam, Chair |
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Senator David Ige, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, March 14, 2001 |
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TIME: |
2:30 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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HB 432, HD 2 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MILLENNIUM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. Places the millennium workforce development training program with the department of business, economic development, and tourism. Appropriates money to continue the Program. (Ahu Isa) |
LBR/EDT, WAM |
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HB 357, HD 2 |
RELATING TO PENSIONERS' SPECIAL COMPENSATION. Amends the employees' retirement system law to provide for special compensation to pensioners. (Yoshinaga et al.) |
LBR, WAM |
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HB 565, HD 1 |
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Requires all new pension recipients to have their payments directly deposited into an account at a financial institution. (Say (BR), Governor's Package) |
LBR, WAM |
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HB 670, HD 1 (Companion to SB 1145) |
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. Conforms state statutory provision with applicable federal statutes for the administration of the State's unemployment insurance program. (Say (BR), Governor's Package) |
LBR, WAM |
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HB 850, HD 2 |
RELATING TO SICK LEAVE. Requires an employer who provides sick leave to permit an employee to use not more than 10 days per year of their accrued and available sick leave to attend to their child, parent, spouse, or reciprocal beneficiary with a serious health condition. 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 a child, parent, spouse, or reciprocal beneficiary with a serious health condition. (Takumi, Takai, et al.) |
LBR, WAM |
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HB 852, HD 2 (Similar to SB 59, SD 1) |
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. (Takumi) |
LBR, WAM |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.
The Committee previously held public hearings on Senate bills that are substantially similar to House bills as noted. Please focus your testimony on the differences, if any, between the House and Senate measures as listed.
Persons wishing to testify should submit 30 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 |
________________________________________ Senator Rod Tam Chair |