THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2010
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COMMITTEE ON LABOR |
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Senator Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair |
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 04, 2010 |
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2:45 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF PENSION OBLIGATION BONDS. Authorizes the issuance of pension obligation bonds to fund the employer contributions of the State and counties to the employees' retirement system to reduce unfunded actuarial accrued liability. Appropriates funds for payment of the employers' contribution to the employees' retirement system.
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LBR, WAM |
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RELATING TO EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. Allows individual beneficiaries enrolled in a Hawaii employer‑union health benefits trust fund health benefits plan to opt out of any requirement to purchase prescriptions by mail order.
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LBR, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM BENEFITS. Provides for the payment of state retirement system benefits on a monthly basis by direct deposit to a financial institution account.
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LBR, WAM |
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RELATING TO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. Expands duties of the rehabilitation unit and providers of rehabilitation services. Allows employer to terminate temporary total disability benefits when the employee is able to return to work and is enrolled in a non-approved plan.
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LBR, WAM |
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RELATING TO SEPARATION INCENTIVES. Authorizes the state executive branch to offer a voluntary severance or a special retirement incentive benefit to state employees who elect to voluntarily separate from service when their positions are identified for abolishment or when they are directly affected by a reduction-in-force or workforce restructuring plan; extends to other jurisdictions the option to provide a special retirement incentive to their respective employees under a reduction-in-force or a workforce restructuring plan.
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at LBRTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 204, State Capitol.
· By fax: Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7335.
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________________________________________ Senator Dwight Y. Takamine Chair |
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