STAND. COM. REP. NO.  754-20

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2020

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1700

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1700, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to:

 

     (1)  Require each Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) trustee, in addition to the EUTF Board, to administer health and other benefit plans for the sole and exclusive benefit of EUTF beneficiaries; and

 

     (2)  Repeal provisions requiring health and other benefit plans to be provided at an affordable cost to public employers and public employees.

 

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly and Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO.  Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

 

     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 H.B. No. 1700, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair