S.B. 1118 Summary

• Establishes statutory authority for the Employees' Retirement System to recover overpayments of retirement benefits, declaring such overpayments a debt owed to the system by the recipient.

• Requires the Employees' Retirement System to adopt rules under Hawaii Revised Statutes chapter 91 to maximize recovery of overpaid benefits, including procedures for civil court action, filing liens against real property, and filing claims against estates of deceased recipients.

• Authorizes the Board of Trustees or Executive Director to waive recovery of overpayments in cases of bona fide hardship or when recovery costs would exceed the amount to be recovered.

• Amends section 88-106 to require the Board of Trustees to recover overpayments resulting from calculation or record errors, unless waived under the new procedures.

• Effective date: January 1, 2051.