HI SR65

Director of Labor and Industrial Relations requested to convene a working group to explore paid family leave for executive branch employees as a pilot program that could be scaled to cover Hawaii's entire workforce.

Working group must report on the relationship between Hawaii Temporary Disability Insurance Law, federal Family and Medical Leave Act, and Hawaii Family Leave Law, and identify implementation issues and fiscal/administrative impacts.

Working group composition includes 12 members: seven state agency directors, the Chief Negotiator of the Office of Collective Bargaining, and representatives from retiree associations, children's advocacy, women's advocacy, and public sector labor organizations.

Working group must determine potential impacts of paid family leave on the state budget, public sector collective bargaining, and civil service law, and identify opportunities and challenges for statewide expansion.

Final report with findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation due to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2021 Regular Session convenes.