THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON LABOR

Senator Brian Kanno, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Friday, February 13, 2004

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

LBR/HTH

SB 2588

RELATING TO EMPLOYEES.

Directs DLIR to adopt rules to clarify the definition of "eligible employee" for purposes of the prepaid health care law, as an employee who works 80 or more hours in a consecutive 4-week period, regardless of the number of hours worked in any one week of that period.

LBR/HTH, WAM

SB 2352

RELATING TO MANDATORY OVERTIME FOR NURSES.

Prohibits both public and private hospitals from forcing nurses to work overtime, except in cases of a federal, state, or county declared emergency. Excludes nurse midwives and nurse anesthetist from mandatory overtime requirements.

LBR/HTH, WAM

SB 2639

RELATING TO SAFE NURSE STAFFING.

Provides for patient protection by requiring safe nurse staffing and limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work at all private and public hospitals, skilled nursing and long term care facilities, dialysis units, certain medicare/medicaid providers by holding the provider responsible for safe nurse staffing and for other purposes.

LBR/HTH, WAM

HTH/LBR

    

SB 2351

RELATING TO HOSPITAL CARE.

Requires health care facilities to ensure patient protection by providing safe nurse staffing.

HTH/LBR, WAM

LBR/HTH

    

SB 2231

RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.

Provides a tax credit to employers that hire an employee after the employee has successfully completed an accredited drug or alcohol treatment program.

LBR/HTH, WAM

LBR only

    

SB 2876

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Establishes a new defined benefit contributory plan with a hybrid feature for certain current and future members.

LBR, WAM
     

SB 2895

RELATION TO PEST CONTROL.

Specifies that a pest control operator obtain and maintain continuous coverage of workers' compensation and liability insurance for licensure. And sets forth the consequences for failing to do so.

LBR, CPH
     

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 45 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 202, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

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

 

 

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair

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Senator Brian Kanno

Chair