HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Pono Chong

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Mark S. Moses

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Kymberly Pine

Rep. Kameo Tanaka

Rep. Anne V. Stevens

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

THURSDAY, March 30, 2006

TIME:

3:45 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 2

SB 2273

SD2

(HSCR1173-06)

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Adds a definition of "child or children" to conform to administrative interpretation and includes in the definition: children living with an ERS member in a regular parent-child relationship for whom the member is the guardian or has legal and physical custody pursuant to a valid court order. Allows former nonvested contributory plan members whose accumulated contributions are more than $1,000 to withdraw these funds upon their return to service. Allows noncontributory plan members hired or returning to service from 3/1/06 through 6/30/06 to elect to join the hybrid plan.

LAB, FIN

SB 2274

SD1, HD1

(HSCR1180-06)

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Includes the director of the office of council services of each county in Class A membership if the member was in service prior to July 1, 2006.

LAB, FIN

SB 3009

SD2, HD1

(HSCR1217-06)

RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPT EMPLOYEES.

Changes the status of statutorily exempt positions to conform with the annual review of these positions under Act 253, SLH 2000.

LAB, FIN

SB 3011

SD1, HD1

(HSCR1197-06)

RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE LAW.

Requires public employees with satisfactory performance in public service that is reasonably related to a vacant civil service position to be considered first in filling that vacancy.

LAB, FIN

SB 2190

SD1, HD1

(HSCR1216-06)

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.

Removes the maximum age restriction on the unemployment insurance contribution exemption for an employer's children who work for their parent. Lowers the maximum taxable wage base to the federal minimum of $7,000, for calendar years 2006 and 2007.

LAB, FIN

SB 2643

SD1, HD1

(HSCR1178-06)

RELATING TO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION.

Allows the director to refer employees who have been deemed unable to return to work in their regular jobs as a result of work injury to receive vocational rehabilitation services.

LAB, FIN

SB 3090

SD2

(HSCR1175-06)

RELATING TO STANDARDIZED FORMS FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

Requires the director of labor and industrial relations, with input from interested stakeholders in the workers' compensation system, to establish standardized forms for medical service providers to use when reporting on and billing for injuries compensable under the State's workers' compensation law.

LAB, FIN

     

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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Rep. Dwight Takamine

Chair