HI HCR69

Convenes a paid family leave task force to examine the benefits and costs of establishing a paid family leave program in Hawaii.

Task force directed to examine state paid family and medical leave programs using Temporary Disability Insurance extensions and alternative models, analyze costs including administrative and technology expenses, and develop actuarial projections for program benefits.

Task force membership includes chairs of relevant Senate and House committees (serving as co-chairs), directors of Labor and Industrial Relations and Executive Office on Aging, and executive director of Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, plus invited representatives from labor unions, healthcare coalitions, and businesses of varying sizes.

Task force must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2017 regular session convenes.

Task force terminates on December 31, 2017.