STAND. COM. REP. 427

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 322

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor and Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 322, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to establish a University of Hawaii (UH) retirement system, to be administered by the Board of Regents, for permanent employees of UH or the community college system who are excluded from bargaining unit 7.

The Hawaii Government Employees Association supported the intent of this bill. The Department of Budget and Finance, UH, and the UH Professional Assembly opposed the measure.

Neither the Legislature nor the Employees' Retirement System are involved in negotiating the salaries and benefits of UH's top management and administrative staff including the UH President. Therefore, it is difficult to determine the fiscal impact of these salaries in the state retirement system.

Your Committee finds that this bill will further UH's autonomy by requiring UH to be responsible and pay for the retirement costs of UH employees.

 

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor and Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 322, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor and Public Employment,

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair