Bill > HB214

This bill modifies Hawaii's Employees' Retirement System (ERS) rules to allow retirants to be re-employed in specific circumstances without losing their retirement benefits or being required to reenroll in the system. The bill creates new categories of retirant employment, including law enforcement officers stationed as school resource officers, investigators for the Attorney General's department, and management positions excluded from collective bargaining. These positions must be in areas experiencing labor shortages or needed for succession planning. To be eligible, retirants cannot have worked for the state or county in the preceding 6-12 months, and there can be no pre-existing agreement about returning to work after retirement. Additionally, the employing department must contribute to the pension accumulation fund to cover the system's unfunded actuarial accrued liability. The bill also requires state and county human resources directors to submit annual reports to the legislature detailing the employment of retirants in these new categories, including the number and types of positions filled. The purpose of the bill is to address workforce challenges by providing more flexibility for rehiring retired government employees in critical roles.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=214&year=2026