HR33 Summary

• Requests convening of a paid family leave task force to examine the benefits and costs of a potential paid family leave program in Hawaii.

• Task force directed to examine state paid family and medical leave programs using Temporary Disability Insurance extensions, programs not using TDI as a foundation, establishment costs, actuarial benefits analysis, and previous legislative task force reports on caregiving and paid leave.

• Task force membership comprises chairs of relevant Senate and House committees, Director of Labor and Industrial Relations, Director of the Executive Office on Aging, and Executive Director of the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, with invitations extended to labor unions, business representatives of varying sizes, and caregiver advocacy organizations.

• Task force required to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the Regular Session of 2017, then cease operations on December 31, 2017.