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.

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.

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PAROLING AUTHORITY.

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

RELATING TO HEALTH BENEFITS.

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

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

Establishes the law enforcement officers' bill of rights.

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

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.

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.

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

Amends the salaries of officers of the legislative service agencies.

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.

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.

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Senator Colleen Hanabusa

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Senator Brian Kanno