CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 38

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 317

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

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. 317, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

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

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 a faculty member, lecturer, or administrative, professional, or technical employee of the University of Hawaii (UH) with multiple part-time appointments aggregating to at least one half-time equivalent position to meet eligibility requirements for the Employees Retirement System (ERS).

Your Committee on Conference finds that UH has traditionally reported these employees as eligible for ERS without specific statutory guidelines. This bill will ensure that these guidelines for eligibility are permanently established in statute.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Specifying that only current or past administrative, professional, or technical employees of UH with multiple part-time appointments who have been reported by UH as meeting eligibility requirements for ERS benefits shall retain their ERS benefits;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2003; and

(3) 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. 317, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 317, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, 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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BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair

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K. MARK TAKAI, Co-Chair

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Co-Chair

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

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BOB NAKASONE, Co-Chair