STAND. COM. REP. NO. 947
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 1548
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1548 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to provide county representation on the Board of Trustees of the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF Board) by requiring that one member of the Board be appointed by a county mayor on a rotational basis. In addition, this bill, among other things:
(1) Increases membership of the EUTF Board from 10 to 12;
(2) Requires 11 members to be appointed by the Governor;
(3) Prohibits the Governor from reducing the term of the member selected by a county; and
(4) Requires a vacancy in the county trustee position to be filled by a county mayor, instead of the Governor.
The City and County of Honolulu Department of Human Resources and Hawaii State Teachers Association supported this bill. The Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO, opposed this measure. The Department of Budget and Finance offered comments.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2010, to promote further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1548, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1548, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair |
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