CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 113-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3142

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 3142, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW,"

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 add reserve public safety law enforcement officers to the list of volunteer occupations covered by the workers' compensation law under certain conditions.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the Department of Public Safety is prepared to begin a volunteer enforcement program that will recruit the Department's recent retirees and members of the public as volunteer reserve public safety law enforcement officers to assist with its law enforcement responsibilities. Your Committee on Conference further finds that the volunteer reserve public safety law enforcement officers will be trained to the same standard as, and will be exposed to the same extent of risk, danger, and injuries as the Department's full-time law enforcement officers. This measure will allow injuries incurred by volunteer reserve public safety law enforcement officers under specified conditions to be compensated under the State's workers' compensation law.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by 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 S.B. No. 3142, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3142, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ RICHARD H.K. ONISHI Co-Chair	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Chair
____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON Co-Chair	____________________________ LYNN DECOITE Co-Chair
____________________________ JACKSON D. SAYAMA Co-Chair	____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair
	____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair