STAND. COM. REP. NO. 851

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 533

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 533 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow the use, for family leave purposes, of sick leave in excess of the statutory minimum amount of temporary disability leave.

The measure also amends the definition of "sick leave" under the family leave law.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, in order to facilitate further discussion of the issues raised.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 533, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 533, S.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair