HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2006
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COMMITTEE ON FINANCE |
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Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair |
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Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Mele Carroll |
Rep. Clift Tsuji |
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Rep. Pono Chong |
Rep. Glenn Wakai |
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Rep. Cindy Evans |
Rep. Ryan I. Yamane |
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Rep. Marilyn B. Lee |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay |
Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer |
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Rep. Bob Nakasone |
Rep. Mark S. Moses |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
Rep. Kymberly Pine |
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Rep. Kameo Tanaka |
Rep. Anne V. Stevens |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2006 |
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TIME: |
10:00 A.M. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A # 1
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HB 2558 (HSCR373-06) |
RELATING TO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. Adds an employee who has otherwise been deemed unable to return to the employee's position to those whom the director of labor and industrial relations may refer to the department of human services or private vocational rehabilitation services. |
LAB, FIN |
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HB 2641 HD1 (HSCR475-06) |
RELATING TO PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS. Requires a construction project owner who undertakes a construction project to be used by the State or a county to sign a lease agreement that certifies compliance with the State's public works prevailing wage law. Requires that copies of the lease agreement be filed with the departments of labor and industrial relations and accounting and general services. |
LAB, FIN |
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HB 2691 (HSCR343-06) |
RELATING TO PREVAILING WAGES. Allows a joint labor-management committee established pursuant to the federal Labor Management Cooperation Act of 1978 to institute an action for injunctive and other relief against an employer that fails to pay its employees the prevailing wage. |
LAB/EDB, FIN |
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HB 2692 (HSCR344-06) |
RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. Requires that, for public works projects that are not directly caused by a governmental contracting agency, the department of labor and industrial relations be the responsible agency for ensuring compliance with the State's prevailing wage law. Requires the department of budget and finance to report the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds. Clarifies that a violation of public works law refers to each project in which DLIR finds a failure to comply. |
LAB/EDB, FIN |
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HB 2952 HD1 (HSCR410-06) |
RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to enforce Hawaii's prevailing wage law through the collection and maintenance of certified copies of all payrolls for public work projects. |
LAB, FIN |
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HB 2953 HD1 (HSCR478-06) |
RELATING TO LABOR. Makes it the responsibility of the chief procurement officer to inform governmental contracting agencies of the requirements and applicability of Hawaii's prevailing wage law. |
LAB, FIN |
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HB 2696 HD1 (HSCR528-06) |
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. Makes it unlawful for an employer to discharge or otherwise punish an employee for the lawful use of the employee's accrued and available sick leave. Establishes procedures for filing a complaint against an employer who retaliates against an employee for lawfully utilizing sick leave. |
LAB, FIN |
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HB 2950 (HSCR227-06) |
RELATING TO VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION TRUSTS. Clarifies the purpose section in the law relating to employee's beneficiary association trusts. |
LAB, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Dwight Takamine Chair |