Bill > HB214

This bill amends Hawaii's Employees' Retirement System (ERS) laws to allow more flexible reemployment options for retirants in specific positions facing labor shortages or succession planning needs. The bill creates new categories of positions where retirants can be rehired without losing their retirement benefits, including law enforcement officers stationed as school resource officers, investigators for the Attorney General's department, and management positions excluded from collective bargaining. To be eligible, retirants must not have been employed by the state or county for a specified period before rehiring (typically six months), and there can be no pre-arranged agreement for return to work. Each employing department must contribute to the pension accumulation fund to cover the system's unfunded 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, providing transparency about the use of these reemployment provisions. The legislative intent is to address critical labor shortages in specific public sector roles while maintaining financial accountability in the retirement system.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=214&year=2025