THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Clayton Hee, Chair

Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair

 

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 02, 2011

TIME:

10:00 A.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A-M-E-N-D-E-D  A G E N D A

 

SB 1085

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund Costs for bargaining unit (3) and its excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2011-2013.

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1061

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Appropriates funds for the employer-union health benefits trust fund.

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1084

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund Costs for bargaining unit (6) and its excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2011-2013.

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1055

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for bargaining unit (8) and their counterparts who are excluded from collective bargaining.

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1062

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Appropriates funds for the employer-union health benefits trust fund.

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1083

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Appropriates funds for the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund for bargaining unit (9) and for executive branch officers and employees who are not part of a bargaining unit.

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1063

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Makes various appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for various public employees.

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1095

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Appropriates funds for the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund for bargaining unit (13) and for executive branch officers and employees who are not part of a bargaining unit.

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1081

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Appropriates funds for fiscal biennium 2011-2013 to fund members of collective bargaining unit (2).

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1082

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Appropriates funds for Hawaii employees in collective bargaining unit (3).

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1064

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

For fiscal biennium 2011-2013, funds cost items of collective bargaining unit (4) and salary increases and other cost adjustments for state officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining and belonging to the same compensation plans as officers and employees in collective bargaining unit (4).

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1077

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

For fiscal biennium 2011-2013, funds cost items of collective bargaining unit (6) and salary increases and other cost adjustments for state officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining and belonging to the same compensation plans as officers and employees in collective bargaining unit (6).

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1075

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Makes appropriations for salary increases for executive branch, judicial branch, and Hawaii health systems corporation employees in collective bargaining unit (8), and those employees statutorily excluded from collective bargaining unit (8).

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1096

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Makes appropriations for salary increases for executive branch, judicial branch, and Hawaii health systems corporation employees in collective bargaining unit (9), and those employees statutorily excluded from collective bargaining unit (9).

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1078

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Specifies that the benefits of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund are subject to negotiation; clarifies that a decision of an arbitration panel shall be final; updates statutory references; makes conforming amendments.

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1065

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Creates bargaining unit 14 to represent state law enforcement officers.  Clarifies that no election shall be directed by the Hawaii labor relations board in any newly created bargaining unit of employees who are currently covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement.

 

PGM, JDL

[Measure deleted on 01-31-11]

SB 1094

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.

Limits the disclosure of specific salary and personal information for certain public employees.

 

JDL

SB 1090

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Converts a number of civil service exempt positions to civil service positions.  Clarifies that certain positions shall be filled according to the state civil service law.

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1066

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

Adds fiduciary duties to the public employees health fund board of trustees.  Amends the appointment and quorum requirements of the public employees health fund board of trustees.  Permits the public employees health fund board of trustees to retain an attorney independent of the attorney general's office to represent the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund.  Requires health and other benefit plans to be provided for collective bargaining units, retirees and other eligible beneficiaries.  Transfers the public employees health fund board of trustees to the control of the department of Human Resources.

JDL, WAM

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways twenty-four (24) hours prior to the hearing:

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at JDLTestimony@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:  One copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 407, 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.

 

·         LATE TESTIMONY - Testimony received after the testimony deadline will be posted on the legislature’s website after the hearing ends.  If you are testifying in person, please bring one copy of your testimony to Room  016 and give to the committee clerk PRIOR to the start of the hearing.

Please note:  If you submit your written testimony after 10:00 a.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 586-7330.