STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1423-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2734

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred S.B. No. 2734, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMPLOYEE'S DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY FORM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide a more efficient process for the Department of Accounting and General Services in maintaining the designation of public employee beneficiary forms by:

(1) Allowing the designation of public employee beneficiary forms to be kept in the department that employs the employee; and

(2) Permitting the forms to be filed and maintained electronically.

The Department of Accounting and General Services supported this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2734, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2734, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair