HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Bob Nakasone, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell

Rep. Brian K. Blundell

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Mark S. Moses

Rep. Romeo M. Mindo

Rep. David A. Pendleton

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Tuesday, February 4, 2003

TIME:

2:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 3

HB 317

HD 1

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Allows a faculty member of UH with multiple part-time faculty appointments to meet eligibility requirements for membership in the ERS; exempts faculty or lecturers employed at UH who hold multiple part-time appointments which together aggregate to at least one-half full-time equivalent positions from provisions allowing the ERS board of trustees to deny membership to part-time or temporary employees.

HED, LAB, FIN

(PENDING RECEIPT FROM HED)
     

HB 388

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Requires ERS to review its investment managers through a formalized request for proposal process conducted every four years.

LAB, FIN
     

HB 553

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Restores the method used to calculate a member's average final compensation.

LAB, FIN
     

HB 130

RELATING TO PENSION AND RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.

Requires spousal or reciprocal beneficiary consent to any retirement benefit option selected by a member. Designates option as the retirement benefit option when a spouse or reciprocal beneficiary refuses to consent to a member's election of a benefit option, but entitles the spouse or reciprocal beneficiary to an annuity of % of the allowance received by the member before death.

LAB, FIN
     

HB 1157

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Minimizes the administrative processing of refunding contributions for the employees excluded from Social Security.

LAB, FIN
     

HB 1159

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Requires the ERS to pay interest on the retroactive amount due retirees whose pensions are not finalized within six calendar months following the month of retirement. Authorizes the ERS to assess the employing agency a late fee for each month of delay in reporting unused sick leave balances, lump sum vacation payments and other pertinent information (e.g., breakdown of retroactive payments) needed to finalize a retiree's pension.

LAB, FIN
     

HB 287

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Provides that a public employee who has been convicted of a felony that took place within the course and scope of the employee's duties must forfeit the employee's benefits starting from the date of the act constituting the felony of which the employee was convicted.

LAB, FIN
     

HB 865

RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS.

Prohibits a public employee from taking official action directly affecting a brother, sister, parent, emancipated child, or household member.

LAB, JUD

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 40 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 424, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP BOX 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 586-8505.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair