Report Title:

Indebtedness to the Government; Repayment Procedures

Description:

Enables public employees who are indebted to the government due to an alleged overpayment of salary or wages and who request a hearing on the matter to structure a repayment schedule rather than having one-quarter of their salary or wages immediately withheld.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2593

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to indebtedness to the government.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 78-12, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:

"(e) If the indebtedness has occurred as a result of salary or wage overpayment, the disbursing officer shall determine the amount of indebtedness and notify the employee in writing of the indebtedness. If the employee contests the disbursing officer's determination of indebtedness, the employee may request a hearing pursuant to chapter 91[.]; provided that if the employee contests the determination of indebtedness pursuant to this subsection, the process of withholding and repayment of the indebtedness shall be executed pursuant to subsection (f)."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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