STAND. COM. REP. NO. 416

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 746
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which
was referred S.B. No. 746 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to allow the chairpersons and
members of the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board, the
Hawaii Labor Relations Board, and the Public Utilities Commission
to become Class A contributory members of the Employees
Retirement System.

     Your Committee received general comments on the measure from
the Employees Retirement System.

     Your Committee finds that the measure excludes the executive
directors of the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board and
the Hawaii Labor Relations Board from Class A contributory
membership and replaces in their stead the chairpersons and
members of the respective boards.  Additionally, the measure
provides the chairperson and members of the Public Utilities
Commission with Class A contributory membership.

     Your Committee believes that the provision of these
retirement benefits is consistent with those of other public
sector employees in similar appointed capacities.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection that is attached to

 
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this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 746 and recommends that it pass Second
Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Commerce and
                                   Consumer Protection,



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                                   BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair



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                                   BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

 
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