SB2766 Summary

• Clarifies that members of Hawaii's Employees' Retirement System must have all required contributions made to the system by the employee or employer to be eligible for accidental death benefits.

• Amends the definition of "accidental death" to require members to have been employed in a position with all contributions made to the retirement system at the time of the accident.

• Requires service-connected disability benefit applicants to have been employed in positions where all required contributions to the retirement system were made by the employee or employer.

• Applies the contribution requirement to both regular members (Section 88-79) and Class H members (Section 88-336) seeking service-connected disability retirement benefits.

• Aims to reduce and control the unfunded liability of the Employees' Retirement System and prevent future retirement contribution increases.