THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2015

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Chair

Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

TIME:

8:45 am

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

A G E N D A

 

 

SB 1087

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Provides for vested death benefits for Hybrid members who become members of the Employees' Retirement System after June 30, 2015; extends period for mandatory refund of contributions to the Employees' Retirement System.

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1088

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO RETIREMENT CREDIT FOR UNUSED SICK LEAVE.

Changes the formula for crediting unused sick leave to retirement benefits for public employees who become members of the Employees' Retirement System after June 30, 2015.

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1089

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Requires an employee receiving workers' compensation benefits to have retirement contributions deducted from those benefits.  Establishes deadlines:  (1) for public employees who join the employees' retirement system after June 30, 2016 to claim membership service credit for previous service and for military service credit; and (2) for starting payments to acquire membership service credit for previous service, military service and unpaid leave.  Provides for payment for acquisition based on actuarial cost.

 

JDL, WAM

SB 1090

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Requires State and counties to furnish payroll and personnel transaction information to the Employees' Retirement System in the required format.  If a department or agency fails to provide the information in the required format, the State or county will be required to pay to the system in a lump sum at the beginning of the fiscal year the amount equal to the employer contributions payable by the department or agency.  Unpaid amounts bear interest.

 

JDL, WAM

 

SB 1361

      Status & Testimony

 

RELATING TO BUDGETING.

Requires "position ceilings" to be included in the executive budget and related documents.  Requires a "position ceiling" to separately identify the maximum number of permanent and temporary positions authorized in the executive budget.  Prohibits the expenditure of funds on positions exceeding the applicable ceiling, with certain exceptions.  States intent that the provisions also apply to the judiciary budget by operation of existing law.  Takes effect on 07/01/16.

 

 

JDL, WAM

SB 760

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SERVICE ANIMALS.

Establishes a misdemeanor for knowingly misrepresenting oneself as the owner or trainer of a service dog.

 

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

 

 

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Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran

Chair