HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017
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Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson, Chair |
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Rep. Daniel Holt, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Jarrett Keohokalole |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Mark M. Nakashima |
Rep. Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto |
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Rep. Roy M. Takumi |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, February 9, 2017 |
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8:30 AM |
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Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Clarifies the allowable scope of collective bargaining negotiations regarding the rights and obligations of a public employer. Clarifies prohibited practices for parties to a public employment collective bargaining agreement.
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RELATING TO SEPARATION BENEFITS. Amends Act 1, SSLH 2016, as codified, by offering an employee the further option of electing to remain in the employee's position until the expiration of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO SEPARATION BENEFITS. Amends Act 1, SSLH 2016, as codified, to offer employees the choice of receiving both a voluntary severance benefit and a special retirement benefit or exercising a reduction-in-force right.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Repeals the voluntary severance benefits from Act 1, SSLH 2016, as codified.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO SEPARATION BENEFITS. Appropriates funds for severance benefits and special retirement benefits for public employees affected by the privatization or closure of Hawaii health systems corporation facilities.
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSITION OF MAUI REGION HOSPITALS. Makes an appropriation to department of budget and finance for collective bargaining cost items related to the transition of the operation of Maui regional hospitals to Maui Health Systems, a Kaiser Hospital.
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Requires the ERS actuary to conduct annual stress tests of the system and the board to submit annual reports of the tests to the legislature.
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Removes legislative officers from the same retirement benefit class as elected officials.
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RELATING TO EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Sets new rates for employer contributions to the Employees' Retirement System.
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Preserves the Employees' Retirement System's use and control of unclaimed member contributions and benefit payments.
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RELATING TO ACTUARIAL COSTS OF SEPARATION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FROM SERVICE. Requires payment to the Employees' Retirement System of any actuarial loss incurred due to separation from service of a significant number of an agency's employees.
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RELATING TO INVESTMENT PERSONNEL OF THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Allows the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System, through its Executive Director, to appoint one or more investment professionals and changes the status of investment specialists from civil service to exempt from civil service.
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Extends benefit finalization period for December 31 retirements; changes interest rate for late benefit finalizations; extends deadline for employer payments under section 88-100, Hawaii Revised Statues; allows delegation of certain disability retirement and service connected death benefit approval functions.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: 2 copies (including an original) to Room 319 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 808-586-6189 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islander without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or
WEB: For testimony less than 10MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.
Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website. This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-8538or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
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________________________________________ Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson Chair |
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