CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.75

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 1668

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1668, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REHIRING RETIRED TEACHERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,"

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 bill is to allow the Department of Education from July 1, 2001, to July 1, 2005, to rehire retired teachers in shortage areas and allow these teachers to continue to receive retirement benefits. More specifically, this bill requires that:

(1) Retiree rehires shall continue to receive entitled normal retirement benefits without penalty;

(2) Retiree rehires shall be retired for at least two calendar years before they may be rehired;

(3) A retired teacher may qualify for mentoring immediately upon retirement; and

(4) Retiree rehires may not earn retirement credit, contribute to the retirement system, or gain additional benefits while receiving retirement benefits.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Specifying that teachers shall be retired for two years rather than two calendar years before they may be rehired and continue to receive retirement benefits; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of style and clarity.

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 H.B. No. 1668, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1668, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair

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KEN ITO, Co-Chair

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BOB NAKATA, Co-Chair

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TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Co-Chair

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SCOTT K. SAIKI, Co-Chair