HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

         COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
              Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga, Chair
           Rep. Iris Ikeda Catalani, Vice Chair

  Rep. Kenny Goodenow           Rep. Tom Okamura
  Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa         Rep. K. Mark Takai
  Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki        Rep. Mark Moses
  Rep. Bob Nakasone             Rep. Jim Rath

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Tuesday, February 2, 1999

        TIME:    8:30 A.M.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 309, State Capitol


                    AMENDED A G E N D A
               (RELATING TO DECISION MAKING)

 HB 104  RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND      LAB, FIN
      Enables the Employer-Union Trust Concept Committee to
      continue its work to proceed with conversion to an
      employer-union trust concept for administering public
      employee and retiree health benefits.

HB 762   RELATING TO HEALTH FUND                       LAB, FIN
      Entitles the employee-beneficiary who is retired and the
      employee-beneficiary's spouse who participates in the
      supplemental Medicare plan of an employee organization,
      the same amount paid by the fund to those who have
      enrolled in the voluntary medical insurance coverage
      under the Medicare plan.

HB 1043  RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HEALTH FUND       LAB, FIN
      Changes the Health Fund Administrator's civil service
      position to an exempt status.

HB 1038  RELATTING TO COLLECTIVE BARGANING             LAB, FIN
      Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for
      collective bargaining cost items for Units 1, 2, 3, 4,
      6, 8, 8, 9, 10, 13 and their excluded counterparts,
      including the cost of salary adjustments.


 
 
HB 564   RELATING TO RETIREMENT SYSTEM                 LAB, FIN
      Allows qualifying ERS members, whether noncontributory
      or contributory, to acquire military service credit at
      no cost.  Allows qualifying ERS members to purchase
      additional service credits.  Provides for refund to
      members who have already bought back military service
      time.

HB 94    RELATING TO RETIREMENT SYSTEM                 LAB, FIN
      Provides a military service credit of up to 4 years to
      qualified retirants of the ERS.

HB 97    RELATING TO PENSION AND RETIREMENT            LAB, FIN
      Adds an additional post retirement allowance after June
      30, 2000.

HB 146   RELATING TO RETIREMENT SYSTEM                 LAB, FIN
      Establishes a defined contribution retirement plan for
      public (b)  A member's employer shall contribute to the
      member's employees.

HB 147   RELATING TO RETIREMENT SYSTEM                 LAB, FIN
      Requires the investment of a minimum level of employees'
      retirement system funds in Hawaii's economically-
      targeted  investments, subject to minimum and maximum
      limits.

HB 671   RELATING TO PENSION AND RETIREMENT            LAB, FIN
      Requires the employee's retirement system to recognize a
      division of property pursuant to a court order or
      divorce decree affecting the rights of the persons named
      in the order or decree to pension, retirement, or other
      benefits under chapter 88.      

HB 763   RELATTING TO RETIREMENT SYSTEM                LAB, FIN
      Allows any class C member of the ERS who elected to
      become a class C member to reenter class A membership as
      of 1/1/00 provided the member returns all retirement and
      post retirement contributions, including interest,
      refunded after the election to convert to class C
      membership, notify the board in writing by 12/1/99, and
      satisfy all other requirements for class A membership.
      Also allows any class A member to elect to enter class C
      membership.

HB 1035  RELATING TO RETIREMENT SYSTEM                 LAB, FIN
      Allows the Board of Trustees to appoint a chief
      investment officer and an assistant administrator to
      serve at the pleasure of the Board.

 
 
 
 
HB 1050  RELATING TO RETIREMENT SYSTEM                 LAB, FIN
      Increase Board membership from eight to nine members.
      Includes a fourth citizen trustee.

                 DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW


        DECISION MAKING ONLY ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS


HB 42    RELATING TO JOB SHARING
HB 50    RELATING TO TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE
HB 98    PENSIONER'S BONUS
HB 186   RELATING TO SURVIVING CHILDREN
HB 266   RELATING TO BREASTFEEDING
HB 289   RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS
HB 312   RELATING TO ATHLETIC OFFICALS
HB 530   RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION


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                               Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga
                               Chair