THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

NOTICE OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING

DATE:

Thursday, April 22, 2004

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

The Conference Committee will meet to resolve differences between the last House and Senate versions of the following:

SB 762, SD1, HD2

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

SD: Employer contribution cap on monthly contributions for health benefits plans for retirees to be adjusted annually, beginning July 1, 2002; HD: Health insurance benefits for part-time, temporary, and seasonal or casual state employees

House Conferees: Representatives M. Oshiro/Takamine, Co-Chairs; Nakasone, Blundell

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Slom

SB 779, SD2, HD2

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Class H membership plan

House Conferees: Representatives M. Oshiro/Takamine, Co-Chairs; Nakasone, Blundell

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Espero, Kokubun, Whalen

SB 2355, SD2, HD2

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS.

Clarification of retirement health benefits for employees with a break in employment or transfer between jobs

House Conferees: Representatives M. Oshiro/Nakasone, Co-Chairs; Mindo, Pendleton

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Slom

SB 2541, SD1, HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Unit 13, Hawaii health systems corporation and excluded employees

House Conferees: Representatives Takamine, Chair; Kawakami, Magaoay, Moses

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Whalen

SB 2542, SD1, HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Units 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 13

House Conferees: Representatives Takamine, Chair; Kawakami, Magaoay, Moses

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Whalen

SB 2543, SD1, HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Unit 2

House Conferees: Representatives Takamine, Chair; Kawakami, Magaoay, Meyer

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Whalen

SB 2544, SD1, HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Unit 3

House Conferees: Representatives Takamine, Chair; Kawakami, Magaoay, Bukoski

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Whalen

SB 2545, SD1, HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Unit 4

House Conferees: Representatives Takamine, Chair; Kawakami, Magaoay, Jernigan

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Whalen

SB 2546, SD1, HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Unit 6

House Conferees: Representatives Takamine, Chair; Kawakami, Magaoay, Jernigan

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Whalen

SB 2547, SD1, HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Unit 8

House Conferees: Representatives Takamine, Chair; Kawakami, Magaoay, Jernigan

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Whalen

SB 2549, SD1, HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Unit 1

House Conferees: Representatives Takamine, Chair; Kawakami, Magaoay, Moses

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Whalen

SB 2550, HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Unit 5

House Conferees: Representatives Takamine, Chair; Kawakami, Magaoay, Moses

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Whalen

SB 2551, HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Unit 7

House Conferees: Representatives Takamine, Chair; Kawakami, Magaoay, Meyer

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Whalen

SB 2556, HD1

RELATING TO STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.

Auditor, ethics commission, LRB, ombudsman

House Conferees: Representatives Takamine, Chair; Kawakami, Magaoay, Jernigan

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Hemmings

SB 2718, SD1, HD1

RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICIALS IN THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICE AGENCIES.

Salary increase for legislative service agency officers

House Conferees: Representatives Magaoay/Takamine, Co-Chairs; Kawakami, Halford

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Hemmings

SB 2873, SD1, HD2

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Employer contribution amounts

House Conferees: Representatives M. Oshiro/Takamine, Co-Chairs; Nakasone, Blundell

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Espero, Kokubun, Slom

SB 2878, SD2, HD2

RELATING TO THE FEDERAL TAX LIMIT ON COMPENSATION APPLICABLE TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Application of federal tax limit on pension compensation

House Conferees: Representatives M. Oshiro/Takamine, Co-Chairs; Nakasone, Blundell

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Espero, Slom

SB 2879, SD2, HD2

RELATING TO FEDERAL TAX QUALIFICATION OF THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Amendments to ERS law to conform to the Internal Revenue Code

House Conferees: Representatives M. Oshiro/Takamine, Co-Chairs; Nakasone, Blundell

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Kokubun, Co-Chairs; Espero, Inouye, Slom

SB 2941, HD1

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM.

House Conferees: Representatives M. Oshiro/Takamine, Co-Chairs; Nakasone, Pendleton

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Slom

SB 3018, SD2, HD1

RELATING TO PENSION AND RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.

Retirement allowance for police officers with a service-connected disability

House Conferees: Representatives M. Oshiro/Takamine, Co-Chairs; Nakasone, Jernigan

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Espero, Inouye, Slom

SB 3019, SD1, HD2

RELATING TO HEALTH BENEFITS.

Health insurance premiums tax credit for police officers

House Conferees: Representatives M. Oshiro/Takamine, Co-Chairs; Nakasone, Blundell

Senate Conferees: Senators Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Kawamoto

   

 

 

AS THIS IS A DECISION MAKING MEETING ONLY, NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6830.

 

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair

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Sen. Brian Kanno

Chair

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Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine

Chair

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Sen. Brian T. Taniguchi

Chair

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Rep. Bob Nakasone

Chair

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Sen. Cal Kawamoto

Chair

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Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Chair

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Sen. Norman Sakamoto

Chair

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Sen. Russell Kokubun

Chair