Bill Text: HI SB1024 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Board Membership
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [SB1024 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB1024-Introduced.html
Report Title:
Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Board Membership
Description:
Requires 4 of the 5 seats on the board of trustees of the employer-union health benefits trust fund allocated to public employers to be occupied by the respective county directors of finance.
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUNd.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the counties need representation on the board of trustees of the employer-union health benefits trust fund. The counties contribute a substantial amount to the fund and the health and well-being of their employees and retirees depend on the benefit decisions made by the board of trustees. Despite the material effect of board decisions on county finances and employees and retirees, the counties are not represented on the board. Despite their lack of representation, as public employers, the counties are affected by board decisions. In a recent case brought by retirees objecting to board of trustees benefit decisions, the counties were joined in the lawsuit even though they did not have any part in making the decisions.
The purpose of this Act is to require that four of the five seats on the board allocated to public employers be occupied by the county directors of finance, who will provide fiscal expertise and knowledge of county finances and the workplace. This will enable the effect of proposed benefit changes to the county workplace and finances to be adequately considered in board decisions.
SECTION 2. Section 87A-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§87A-5 Composition of board. The
board of trustees of the employer-union health benefits trust fund shall
consist of ten trustees [appointed by the governor] in accordance with
the following procedure:
(1) Five trustees appointed by the governor, one of whom shall represent retirees, to represent employee-beneficiaries and to be selected as follows:
(A) Three trustees shall be appointed from a list of two nominees per trustee selected by each of the three exclusive representative organizations that have the largest number of employee-beneficiaries;
(B) One trustee shall be appointed from a list of two nominees selected by mutual agreement of the remaining exclusive employee representative organizations; and
(C) One trustee representing retirees shall be appointed from a list of two nominees selected by mutual agreement of all eligible exclusive representatives; and
(2) Five trustees to represent public employers, one who shall be appointed by the governor, and four who shall be the respective directors of finance of the city and county of Honolulu and the counties of Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai, ex officio.
Section 26-34 shall not apply to board member selection and terms. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no exclusive representative of a bargaining unit that sponsors or participates in a voluntary employee beneficiary association shall be eligible to select nominees or to be represented by a trustee on the board.
As used in this section, the term "exclusive representative" shall have the same meaning as in section 89-2."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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