| Measure Title: | RELATING TO LEAVES OF ABSENCE. |
| Report Title: | Public Service; Leaves of Absence |
| Description: | Part I. Creates a new chapter authorizing jurisdictions to establish a special pay plan that would be a governmental retirement plan that meets the requirements of sections 401(a) and 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, and may be a qualified pick-up plan under section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code for all eligible employees of the State and county which will not enhance or diminish existing special pay benefits. Allows employees under the age of 55 who elect early withdrawal of their entire account balance from the special pay plan within 60 days of the effective date of separation from service to be reimbursed by the employer the difference between the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) and any Medicare tax savings to the employee, and any early withdrawal penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. Requires participation in accordance with chapter 89 for employees subject to a collective bargaining agreement. Requires participation in the plan for all employees who are not subject to a collective bargaining agreement who are employed in a jurisdiction that has elected to establish a special pay plan. Requires the selected plan provider to be responsible for any costs associated with the implementation and administration of a special pay plan. Delays the effective date of Part I to December 31, 2004. |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | |
| Introducer(s): | KAWAMOTO (BR) |
| Current Referral: | LBR, WAM |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/17/2003 | S | Introduced and passed First Reading. |
| 1/22/2003 | S | Referred to LBR. |
| 2/14/2003 | S | Bill scheduled to be heard by LBR on 02-19-03 at 1:15 pm in conference room 225. |
| 2/19/2003 | S | The committee on LBR deferred the measure until 02-21-03 at 12:30 pm in conference room 225. |
| 2/21/2003 | S | The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kanno, Ihara, Kawamoto, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Sakamoto, Taniguchi. |
| 2/28/2003 | S | Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 789) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). |
| 2/28/2003 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-03. |
| 3/4/2003 | S | Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. |
| 3/4/2003 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 100) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 3/6/2003 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/10/2003 | H | Referred to LAB, referral sheet 23. |
| 3/11/2003 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Friday, 03-14-03 at 8:30 am in House conference room 309. |
| 3/14/2003 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| 3/17/2003 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-18-03 at 8:30 am in conference room 309. |
| 3/18/2003 | H | The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, Nakasone, Caldwell, Ito, Mindo, Souki, Pendleton; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Moses; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Blundell; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 3/27/2003 | H | Reported from the committee on LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1163) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 3/27/2003 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on with none voting no and Representative(s) Arakaki, Blundell, Chang, Halford, Ito, Jernigan, Kahikina, Morita, Moses, Souki, Stonebraker excused. |
| 3/31/2003 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 1) with Representative(s) Jernigan, Moses, Ontai voting no and Representative(s) Arakaki, Morita, Takamine, Tamayo excused. |
| 4/1/2003 | H | Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/2/2003 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 313). |
| 4/2/2003 | S | Senate disagrees with House amendments. |
| 4/2/2003 | H | Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 474). |
| 4/14/2003 | S | Re-Referred to LBR, WAM. |
| 4/14/2003 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Kanno, Chair; Taniguchi, Slom. |
| 4/14/2003 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 724). |
| 4/13/2003 | H | House conferees appointed: M. Oshiro Chair; Ito, Mindo, Blundell. |
| 4/15/2003 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 565). |
| 4/16/2003 | S | Bill scheduled for conference committee meeting on 04-17-03 at 10:30 am in conference room 225. |
| 4/17/2003 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-21-03 at 10:30 a.m. in conference room 225. |
| 4/21/2003 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-03 at 10:30 am in conference room 225. |
| 4/22/2003 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-03 at 10:30 am in conference room 225. |
| 4/23/2003 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-03 at 10:30 AM in conference room 225. |
| 4/24/2003 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-03 at 1:00 PM in conference room 225. |
| 4/25/2003 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-03 at 4:15 pm in conference room 225. |
| 4/25/2003 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-03 at 5:15 pm in conference room 309. |
| 4/25/2003 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04/25/03 at 8:30 PM in Conference Room 309. |
| 4/25/2003 | S | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kanno, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Slom. |
| 4/25/2003 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, Ito, Mindo; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Blundell. |
| 4/29/2003 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 145) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 4/29/2003 | S | Reported from Conf. Com. as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 145). |
| 4/29/2003 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 05-01-03. |
| 4/29/2003 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 05-01-03. |
| 5/1/2003 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 25 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. |
| 5/1/2003 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in (CD 1)with none voting no and none excused. |
| 5/2/2003 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 828). |
| 5/2/2003 | S | Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 629). |
| 5/5/2003 | S | Enrolled to Governor. |
| 6/3/2003 | H | Act 109, on 5/30/03 (Gov. Msg. No. 350). |
| 6/4/2003 | S | Act 109, 5/30/2003 (Gov. Msg. No. 552). |
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