THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2019
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair |
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Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 |
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2:45 PM |
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Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. Extends the deadline for the Legislative Reference Bureau to submit the sunrise analysis required by Act 109, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, from September 1, 2019, to November 13, 2019. (HB32 HD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Expands the types of employee information government agencies must disclose, upon written request, to employee exclusive representatives. Requires that information regarding new hire employees under collective bargaining disclosure requirements be provided to the appropriate exclusive representatives within an unspecified payroll period. (HB157 HD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO EMPLOYEE TRAINING. Establishes the public employees training program, governed by a board, to provide training to state employees. Allocates either 0.01% of each employee's gross salary, or an amount negotiated pursuant to collective bargaining, to the public employees training program. Requires all new employees to be provided with a general orientation on their benefits and rights. (HB845 HD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT. Establishes the Chief Recruitment Officer position exempt from Chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes, within the Department of Human Resources Development. (HB867 HD2)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MANAGED COMPETITION. Transfers the Office of Collective Bargaining and related organizational functions, including the Chief Negotiator position, from the Office of the Governor to DHRD. Renames the Office of Collective Bargaining and Managed Competition to the Office of Collective Bargaining. (HB1008 HD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT OPERATING BUDGET. Appropriates funds for the operations of the Department of Human Resources Development. (HB1344 HD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. Extends Hawaii family leave to include care for grandchildren. (HB1343 HD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. Allows the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to admit and consider hearsay evidence in unfair labor practices proceedings. (HB1532 HD1)
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LCA, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. Appropriates funds to DLIR for the Disability Compensation Division Modernization Project, Unemployment Insurance Modernization Project, administration of the Hawaii Employment Security Law, and positions in the Disability Compensation Division, Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board and Wage Standards Division. (HB1186 HD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Authorizes from other funds of the Employees' Retirement System Pension Trust (BUF141) for fiscal biennium 2019-2021, the additional sum of $3,628,613 for fiscal year 2019-2020, and the additional sum of $1,885,525 for fiscal year 2020-2021 for various ERS operating costs and services. (HB1187 HD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. Creates a fiduciary duty on EUTF trustees. Prohibits transactions where the trustee has a conflict of interest. Establishes liabilities for breach of fiduciary duty. (HB393 HD1)
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LCA, JDC/WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND BUDGET. Appropriates funds for the operating budget for the Employer Union Health Benefits Trust Fund for fiscal biennium 2019-2021. (HB1345 HD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS. Appropriates funds for the fiscal biennium 2019-2021 operating budget of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. (HB418 HD2)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS. Appropriates funds for the fiscal biennium 2019-2021 operating budget of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. (HB1218 HD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Establishes a historic preservation tax credit for qualified construction expenses incurred in the rehabilitation of income-producing historic structures, with an enhanced tax credit for income-producing historic structures that provide affordable housing units. (HB1533 HD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII MUSEUM OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY. Appropriates funds to support the State of Hawaii Museum of Natural and Cultural History; provided that the appropriation shall not reduce DBEDT's base budget for the Hawaii Museum. (HB1375 HD2)
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LCA, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Brian T. Taniguchi Chair |
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