HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2022

 

COMMITTEE ON LABOR & TOURISM

Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi, Chair

Rep. Jackson D. Sayama, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Sean Quinlan

Rep. Daniel Holt

Rep. Gregg Takayama

Rep. Dale T. Kobayashi

Rep. Val Okimoto

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

TIME:

9:30 A.M.

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

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A G E N D A

 

HB 1785

Status

RELATING TO TOURISM GOVERNANCE.

Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study that identifies and analyzes alternative tourism governance systems.  Requires the study to include a solicitation of input from certain stakeholder groups.  Requires a final report to be submitted to the Legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025.  Appropriates moneys.

 

LAT, FIN

HB 2159

Status

RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.

Amends the Workforce Development Board law to be consistent with the General Appropriations Act of 2021, Act 88, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021.

 

LAT, CPC, FIN

HB 1786

Status

RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.

Renames the workforce development council the workforce development board.  Requires the state workforce development board and local workforce development boards to develop conflict of interest policies.  Amends the composition and powers of the board.  Effective 7/1/2023.

 

LAT, FIN

HB 2102

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT.

Amends section 87A-23, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to exclude medicare income related monthly adjustment amounts reimbursement by the State and counties for retired employees hired after June 30, 2022, and their spouses.

 

LAT, FIN

HB 2103

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND SPOUSAL MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT.

Amends section 87A-23, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to exclude medicare reimbursement by the State and counties for the spouses of retired employees hired after June 30, 2022.

 

LAT, FIN

HB 2104

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND INVESTMENTS.

Exempts the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund from disclosing under chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, certain types of alternative investment fund information.

 

LAT, FIN

HB 2105

Status

RELATING TO EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM DISABILITY RETIREMENT.

Clarifies the Employees' Retirement System's eligibility requirement definitions for service-connected disability and accidental death benefits.

 

LAT, FIN

HB 1760

Status

RELATING TO IMMIGRANT RESOURCE CENTERS.

Appropriates moneys to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Office of Community Services to restore funding for immigrant resource centers.

 

LAT, FIN

HB 2174

Status

RELATING TO THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW.

Amends the title of chapter 386, part V, subpart C, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), to add reserve public safety law enforcement officers, and amends section 386-181, HRS, to include reserve public safety law enforcement officers to the list of volunteer occupations covered under the workers' compensation law.  Allows reserve public safety law enforcement officers who are injured under the conditions specified in section 386-3, HRS, to receive workers' compensation.  Adds reserve public safety law enforcement officers to the list of volunteers who are covered under the conditions for computing average weekly wages.

 

LAT, CPC, FIN

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi

Chair