CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 138

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

 

RE:    H.B. No. 213

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 213, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to:

 

     (1)  Permit an employee to take family leave to care for the employee's sibling with a serious health condition or upon the death of the employee's child, spouse, reciprocal beneficiary, sibling, or parent; and

 

     (2)  Specify notice and certification requirements.


     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Deleting language permitting an employee to take family leave upon the death of the employee's child, spouse, reciprocal beneficiary, sibling, or parent; and

 

     (2)  Making it effective upon its approval.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 213, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 213, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN

Chair

 

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AARON LING JOHANSON

Co-Chair

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JILL N. TOKUDA

Co-Chair

 

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TY J.K. CULLEN

Co-Chair