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 JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Colleen Hanabusa, Chair

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 11, 2004

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

LBR/JHW

   

SB 2980

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS OFFICERS.

Provides corrections officers with similar retirement benefits afforded other law enforcement and safety officers by allowing retirement after 25 years of credited service, regardless of age.

LBR/JHW, WAM

SB 2977

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Provides deputy sheriffs with similar retirement benefits afforded other law enforcement and safety officers by allowing retirement after 25 years of credited service, regardless of age.

LBR/JHW, WAM

JHW/LBR

   

SB 2975

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PAROLING AUTHORITY.

Converts the 2 part-time members of the Hawaii Paroling Authority to full-time members.

JHW/LBR, WAM

     

LBR only

   

SB 3018

RELATING TO PENSION AND RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.

Provides that if a police officer who suffers from a service-connected disability continues public service in any position other than as a police officer, the member's retirement allowance shall be 2-1/2% of the member's average final compensation for each year of credited service as a police officer.

LBR, WAM

SB 3226

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Allows a surviving spouse or surviving reciprocal beneficiary of a police officer, firefighter, deputy sheriff, or public safety officer to remarry or enter into a new reciprocal beneficiary relationship and to continue to receive pension and other retirement benefits arising from their former spouse's employment.

LBR, WAM

SB 2879

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

Incorporates some of the required provisions into chapter 88 and authorizes the Board of Trustees to adopt as rules the remainder of the required provisions that are not presently part of chapter 88 or the rules of the ERS.

Incorporates federal tax provisions relating to pension plans of State and local government.

Gives the Board of Trustees expedited rulemaking authority for the limited purpose of adopting rules to comply with the requirements of IRC section 401 (a).

 

 

LBR, WAM

SB 3227

RELATING TO VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION TRUSTS.

Authorizes and sets forth the requirements for the establishment of a VEBA trust by public employee organizations to provide health benefits for its members. Establishes a five year VEBA trust pilot program to allow for the analysis of the costs and benefits of a VEBA trust against those of the Hawaii EUTF.

LBR, WAM

SB 3019

RELATING TO HEALTH BENEFITS.

Provides collective bargaining 12 with a tax credit for health care benefits due to the increased cost.

 

LBR, WAM

SB 3017

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

Establishes the law enforcement officers' bill of rights.

LBR, JHW

SB 2353

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.

Prohibits the unlawful employment practice of subjecting an employee to an abusive work environment. Provides a legal recourse for employees who have been psychologically, physically, or economically harmed by being deliberately subjected to abusive work environments

LBR, JHW

SB 3120

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR BROADCAST INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES.

Makes it unlawful for a broadcast employer to include in any employment contract with a current or prospective on-air broadcast employee a provision that is a prospective employment access restriction.

LBR, JHW

SB 2593

RELATING TO INDEBTEDNESS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

Enables public employees who are indebted to the government due to an alleged overpayment of salary or wages and who request a hearing on the matter to structure a repayment schedule rather than having one-quarter of their salary or wages immediately withheld.

LBR, WAM

SB 2718

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

Amends the salaries of officers of the legislative service agencies.

LBR, WAM

SB 2719

RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICIALS IN THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR.

Amends the salaries of the auditor and the auditor's first assistant or first deputy.

LBR, WAM

SB 2942

RELATING TO SALARIES.

Adjusts the salaries of certain positions in the following departments or agencies: the Hawaii Labor Relations Board, the Stadium Authority, the House & Community Development Corporation of Hawaii, the PUC, the Office of Solid Waste Management, the Executive Office on Aging, the Hawaii Paroling Authority, the Office of Veterans' Services, the Labor & Industrial Relations Appeals Board, the Office of Community Services, and the Office of the State Public Defender.

LBR, WAM

     
     
     
     
     

 

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 Colleen Hanabusa

Chair

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Senator Brian Kanno

Chair