Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 130, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

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 bill is to clarify laws pertaining to the retirement benefits of public employees by:

1. Requiring notice to a spouse or reciprocal beneficiary for any retirement benefit option selected by a member of the Employees’ Retirement System; and
2. Allowing nine-, ten-, and eleven-month employees, elective officers, and appointees of the Governor to specify the effective date of their retirement.

After careful consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by:

1. Eliminating language that would allow nine-, ten-, and eleven-month employees, elective officers, and appointees of the Governor to specify the effective date of their retirement; and

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 H.B. No. 130, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 130, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.