HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Pono Chong

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee

Rep. Galen Fox

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Mark S. Moses

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Kymberly N. Pine

Rep. Kameo Tanaka

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

FRIDAY, April 1, 2005

TIME:

2:00 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 1

SB 55

SD1, HD1

(HSCR1181)

RELATING TO MEAL BREAKS.

Requires the provision of rest or meal break periods of at least thirty consecutive minutes for employees who work five or more continuous hours unless a collective bargaining agreement provides an express provision for meal breaks or an employee waives the requirement for a rest of meal period. Excludes an employer who is the operator of a continuously operating facility regulated by an environmental permit. Allows employers to apply for exemptions from meal break requirements subject to the approval of the director of labor.

LAB, FIN

SB 61

SD1

(HSCR1179)

RELATING TO WAGES.

Authorizes an employer to furnish to an employee an electronic record of the employee's total gross and net compensation, deductions, date of payment, and pay period covered, in lieu of a printed, typewritten, or handwritten record, upon receipt of written authorization from the employee.

LAB, FIN

SB 294

SD3, HD1

(HSCR1182)

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.

Raises the minimum wage to $6.75 effective January 1, 2006, and to $7.25 effective January 1, 2007.

LAB, FIN

SB 813

SD2, HD1

(HSCR1221)

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.

Appropriates $20 million in Reed Act funds for services of the unemployment insurance and workforce development divisions. Provides additional funding to the local workforce investment boards for employer outreach and services, labor force pool expansion and capacity building.

LAB, FIN

SB 1193

SD1, HD1

(HSCR1185)

RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE LAW.

Establishes that department of education civil service employees shall have the same benefits and rights of civil service employees employed in executive departments.

LAB, FIN

SB 807

SD1, HD1

(HSCR1184)

RELATING TO SALARIES.

Adjusts the salaries of certain department head positions, including: the auditor, legislative reference bureau, Hawaii labor relations board, ombudsman, state procurement office, the stadium authority, civil defense, commission on water resource management, the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii, the public utilities commission, the Hawaii paroling authority, the labor and industrial relations appeals board, commissioner of financial institutions and the office of the state public defender, the office of solid waste management, the executive office on aging, the office of veterans' services, and the office of community services.

LAB, FIN

     

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 45 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 TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY ALSO BE FAXED IF LESS THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH 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 IS 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 COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6200.

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Rep. Dwight Takamine

Chair