HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Sol P. Kaho`ohalahala

Rep. Thomas Waters

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Kika G. Bukoski

Rep. Romy M. Mindo

Rep. Mark G. Jernigan

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Colleen R. Meyer

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Mark S. Moses

Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Wednesday, March 26, 2003

TIME:

2:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 5

SB 363

HD1

(HSCR906)

RELATING TO EXPERIMENTAL MODERNIZATION PROJECTS FOR COUNTY BOARDS OF WATER SUPPLY.

Authorizes a board of water supply serving a population of 500,000 or more persons, to implement an experimental civil service modernization project without approval from the Mayor.

LAB, FIN

SB 768

SD1, HD1

(HSCR1085)

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Reinstates binding arbitration for bargaining units (2), (3), (4), (6), (8), and (13). Defines essential worker and essential position.

LAB, FIN

SB 773

HD1

(HSCR1089)

RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.

Requires DLIR, under certain conditions, to make a redetermination of entitlement for UI benefits using the alternative base period.

LAB, FIN

SB 205

SD3, HD1

(HSCR1124)

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.

Requires public employers to provide at least two hours of paid leave during normal business hours to attend either a mutually-scheduled parent-teacher conference for the employee's minor child, or a mutually-scheduled parent-caregiver conference for a pre-school aged child attending a licensed group child care center. Clarifies that the employee may take leave for no more than four mutually-scheduled conferences per child in a calendar year. Clarifies that travel time be included as part of the two hours permitted for each conference. Clarifies that the provision of paid leave not adversely interfere with the operations of the work unit nor require the applicable agency to incur additional human resources or overtime costs.

LAB, FIN

SB 789

SD1, HD1

(HSCR1084)

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS.

Establishes a schedule of caps on the base monthly employer contributions for health benefit plans for employee-beneficiaries effective July 1, 2004; requires the base composite monthly contribution to be adjusted annually beginning July 1, 2005; appropriates 12.5 million for additional employer contributions for retiree health benefits.

LAB, FIN

SB 1261

HD1

(HSCR973)

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT CARD PAYMENTS.

Allows purchases of goods and services to be made through the use of State-approved procurement cards.

CPC, FIN

SB 1262

SD1, HD1

(HSCR962)

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Mandates establishment of a Hawaii procurement institute to develop an acquisition workforce, improve the procurement laws, and provide contractor education and training; allows the selection committee to rank professional services contract applicants and thus select the person offered the contract; requires that only professional contracts exceeding $25,000 be posted electronically; requires a DAGS study of preferences and set-asides for small business and other groups, and proposed legislation for the 2004 regular session; provides a separate section for procurement of design professional services through procedures that meet federal standards.

CPC, FIN

SB 1306

HD1

(HSCR1004)

RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES.

Authorizes PUC to establish a surcharge to collect customer contributions for telecommunications relay services; updates the law to conform to FCC terminology and definitions; removes outdated provisions; repeals the requirement that PUC expedite to the greatest extent possible, ratemaking for specialized services for the deaf, hearing impaired, or speech impaired.

CPC, FIN

     

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 35 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) ROOM 306, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE FIN COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6200.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 

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Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine

Chair