STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 2052
Honolulu, Hawaii
,
2023
RE: S.B. No. 211
S.D.
2
H.D.
2
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on
Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 211, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The
purpose of this measure is to ensure that employment, work, and pay eligibility
for the purpose of calculating retirement benefits includes retroactive
reinstatement, retroactive rescission of suspension, and retroactive payments
that are restored to an employee as part of a judicial, administrative, or
arbitral proceeding, or pursuant to a settlement of claims.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Hawaii Fire Fighters' Association; Hawaii Government Employees
Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO; Hawaii State Teachers Association;
State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers; University of Hawaii
Professional Assembly; and United Public Workers, AFSCME Local 646,
AFL-CIO. Your Committee received
comments on this measure from the Employees' Retirement System Board of
Trustees and Department of Human Resources of the City and County of Honolulu.
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 S.B.
No. 211, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully
submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair
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