STAND. COM. REP. NO.1238

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 1046

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1046, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill, as received, is to clarify certain powers of the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees Health Fund (Health Fund).

For the purpose of receiving public testimony, your Committee submitted a proposed draft, deleting the substance of this bill and inserting the contents of House Bill No. 1058, H.D. 1. This proposed draft:

(1) Limits state and county contributions for public employees health benefits expenditures to the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2001-2002; and

(2) Provides that amounts subject to a collective bargaining agreement in effect on July 1, 2001, be appropriated until the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement.

 

The Department of Budget and Finance, Health Fund Board of Trustees, Hawaii Government Employees Association, United Public Workers, and Hawaii State Teachers Association submitted testimony in opposition to this proposed draft.

Your Committee has amended this proposed draft by making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of style, clarity, and accuracy.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1046, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1046, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair