STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1568-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.C.R. No. 154

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 154 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO EVALUATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE MEDICAL AND PENSION BENEFIT PLANS FOR JUSTICES AND JUDGES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Legislative Reference Bureau to evaluate the establishment of separate medical and pension benefit plans for justices and judges.

Your Committee received testimony from the Judiciary in opposition to this measure. The Legislative Reference Bureau provided comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 154 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair