HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Ben Cabreros

Rep. Nobu Yonamine

Rep. Willie Espero

Rep. Ron Davis

Rep. Michael Magaoay

Rep. Charles Djou

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Bertha Leong

Rep. Scott Saiki

Rep. Mark Moses

Rep. Nathan Suzuki

Rep. Jim Rath

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Wednesday, February 20, 2002

TIME:

4:30 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 5

HB 680

HD1

(HSCR162-02)

RELATING TO THE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS APPEALS BOARD.

Allows individual LIRAB members to hear cases and recommend decisions. Allows LIRAB to appoint hearing officers, including members of the Hawaii Labor Relations Board, to hear and recommend decisions on appeal before LIRAB.

LAB, FIN

HB 682

(HSCR161-02)

RELATING TO CONTESTS OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH MATTERS.

Transfers the responsibilities from the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board to handle contests of citations of proposed penalty orders to the Hawaii Labor Relations Board.

LAB, FIN

HB 2531

HD1

(HSCR164-02)

RELATING TO TEMPORARY HEALTH INSURANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS.

Clarifies Act 6, Third Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2001, regarding reimbursement of payments.

LAB, FIN

HB 2526

(HSCR217-02)

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Allows an employer reasonable time to file an injuries report that includes amounts paid as of December 31.

LAB, CPC, FIN

HB 1772

(HSCR204-02)

RELATING TO RESIDENCY OF POLICE OFFICER APPLICANTS.

Allows police office applicants to be nonresidents upon application but requires them to establish residency upon employment.

LAB/PSM, FIN

HB 2228

HD1

(HSCR369-02)

RELATING TO PENSION AND RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.

Provides that if a firefighter retires because of a service-connected disability and subsequently returns to service in any position other than a firefighter, the member's retirement allowance shall be two and one-half per cent of the member's average final compensation for each year of credited service as a firefighter.

LAB, 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 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