HI HB1103

Makes an emergency appropriation from general revenues to the Department of Human Resources Development for fiscal year 2016-2017 to pay workers' compensation claims required by Hawaii law.

Previous appropriations of $6,735,183 (Act 119, SLH 2015) and $666,000 (Act 124, SLH 2016) are projected to be exhausted by April 30, 2017 due to increased costs for medical care, services, supplies, and permanent partial disability benefits.

Addresses a critical funding crisis that would prevent the department from meeting its legal obligation to pay workers' compensation benefits to employees with work-related injuries and illnesses for the remainder of the fiscal year.

Specific dollar amount of emergency appropriation is left blank in the bill text.

Takes effect on July 1, 2050.