HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Sol P. Koho`ohalahala

Rep. Thomas Waters

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Kika G. Bukoski

Rep. Romy M. Mindo

Rep. Mark G. Jernigan

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Colleen R. Meyer

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Mark S. Moses

Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Friday, February 21, 2003

TIME:

10:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 1

HB 290

HD1

(HSCR422)

RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT.

Creates a program to provide additional unemployment insurance benefits provided that the federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation program is not extended after August 1, 2003. Provides that additional state benefits will cease once the unemployment insurance fund reaches the threshold that would require DLIR to increase unemployment taxes. Conforms state statutory provisions to the federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002. Allows UI fund to be used to pay for UI benefits as well as administrative costs.

LAB, FIN

HB 294

(HSCR317)

RELATING TO TEMPORARY HEALTH INSURANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS.

Provides temporary health insurance for unemployed person who lost their health insurance.

LAB, FIN

HB 510

HD1

(HSCR565)

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Establishes a system of managed competition in the State. Regulates the privatization of government services.

LAB, FIN

HB 391

HD1

(HSCR437)

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Delays the transfer of civil service employees from the Public Employees Health Fund to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund from July 1, 2003 to July 1, 2004. Also, delays the implementation of statutorily set and automatically-computed amounts for employer contributions to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund.

LAB, FIN

HB 509

HD1

(HSCR356)

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Creates a collective bargaining unit (14) for substitute teachers of the DOE, including part-time employees working less than one-half of a full-time equivalent. Allows the members of bargaining unit (14) to strike.

LAB, FIN

HB 969

HD1

(HSCR380)

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Excludes public employees covered by collective bargaining under chapter 89 from specific sections of the uniform arbitration act.

LAB, JUD, FIN

HB 1593

HD1

(HSCR566)

RELATING TO LABOR.

Ensures that employees who are unemployed temporarily due to a labor dispute shall not be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits if the parties to the labor dispute have reached an impasse and, prior to or during the work stoppage, the labor organization's offer to submit the dispute to binding arbitration is rejected by the employer.

LAB, FIN

HB 531

(HSCR561)

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 within the employer's jurisdiction.

LAB, FIN
     

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Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine

Chair