§303-3  Withholding.  (a)  The department of education and the University of Hawaii may also enter into an agreement under which the employer shall withhold from the salary of the employee the amount of the premiums payable on account of the annuity contract, and shall make such premium payments on behalf of the employee.  The department of education and the University of Hawaii may contract with third parties to administer plans to ensure compliance with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, state and federal laws, and for the withholding of amounts from the salaries of their employees payable on account of annuity contracts and for making payments on their behalf.  Costs for implementing and administering these plans for the University of Hawaii shall be borne by the employees or service providers maintaining annuity contracts, as determined by the University of Hawaii.  Costs for implementing and administering these plans for the department of education shall be borne by the insurance service providers offering the annuity products, or the annuity entity selling or maintaining the annuity contracts on behalf of the employees of the department of education.

     (b)  The University of Hawaii and after December 31, 2003, the department of education may also enter into an agreement under which the employer shall withhold from the salary of the employee the amount payable on account of the custodial account, and shall make the payments on behalf of the employee.  The University of Hawaii and the department of education may contract with third parties to administer plans to ensure compliance with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, state and federal laws and, for the withholding of amounts from the salaries of their employees payable on account of custodial accounts and for making payments on their behalf.  Costs for implementing and administering the plan for the University of Hawaii shall be borne by the employees or service providers maintaining custodial accounts as determined by the University of Hawaii.  Costs for implementing and administering the plan for the department of education shall be borne by the custodial service provider offering the custodial account product, or the custodial entity selling or maintaining the custodial accounts on behalf of employees of the department of education. [L 1967, c 40, pt of §1; HRS §303-3; am L 1999, c 123, §2(4); am L 2001, c 186, §2]