KA ‘AHA KENEKOA
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2024
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Senator Henry J.C. Aquino, Chair |
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Senator Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, February 9, 2024 |
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3:15 PM |
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Conference Room 224 & Videoconference State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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The Legislature is accepting written, videoconference, and in-person testimony at public hearings.
A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available on the Senate YouTube Channel.
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. Clarifies the duties of the Information Technology Steering Committee and the required contents of the Chief Information Officer's annual report of the Office Of Enterprise Technology Services.
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LBT, WAM |
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RELATING TO INDEBTEDNESS TO THE STATE. Reduces the time requirement when a disbursing officer shall inform the employee of indebtedness. Reduces the minimum amount owed per pay period from $100 to $50 or 5% of the new employee's wages.
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LBT, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE DEFENSE OF STATE EMPLOYEES. Requires the State to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees from civil actions when the employee was acting within the scope of their employment and was not grossly negligent or wanton, or failing to cooperate. Clarifies that the employee may employ their own attorney at the employee's own expense. Requires that if the State refuses to defend a state employee from civil actions on certain grounds, the Attorney General shall file a motion to withdraw as counsel.
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LBT, JDC/WAM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. Prohibits a board or commission from authorizing a base salary for a position and prohibits an employee from receiving a base salary, in excess of the amount designated in the budget enacted by the Legislature or other legislative enactment, unless approved by the Legislature.
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LBT, WAM |
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RELATED TO WORKER RETENTION. In an event of a divestiture of a covered establishment, requires the successor employer to employ incumbent employees under certain circumstances. Establishes a penalty. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation.
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LBT, WAM |
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RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Allows retirement benefits to be negotiated during collective bargaining negotiations.
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LBT, WAM |
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RELATING TO WAREHOUSE WORKERS. Establishes the Warehouse Worker Protection Act. Requires certain warehouse employers to provide written descriptions of quotas to employees and maintain records of quotas and employee work speed data. Protects employees from quotas that would prevent compliance with meal or rest periods or the use of bathroom facilities. Allows employees to request a written description of their quota and employee work speed data. Requires the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to adopt rules to implement the provisions of the Act.
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LBT, CPN/JDC |
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDING PERIOD. Lowering the Employees' Retirement System's funding period to amortize the System's total unfunded accrued liability.
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LBT, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEESꞌ RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Reduces the minimum number of years of credited service qualified Tier 2 Employees' Retirement System members must have to be eligible for vested benefit status for service retirement allowance purposes from ten years to five years. Appropriates funds for investments of the ERS.
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LBT, WAM |
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RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Defines "incidental and supplemental work" for purposes of specialty contractors under the contractors law.
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LBT, CPN |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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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 Henry J.C. Aquino Chair |
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