Allows the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund board to set salaries for upper management staff.

This bill allows the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund to establish salaries for the trust fund assistant administrator and other upper management staff that are competitive with the private sector. The legislature finds that salaries for management professionals in the private sector far outpace those in state employment, making it difficult to attract and retain qualified upper management staff. The bill amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to include this new power for the board.

Allows the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund board to set salaries for upper management staff.

This bill allows the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund to establish salaries for the trust fund assistant administrator and other upper management staff that are competitive with the private sector. The legislature finds that salaries for management professionals in the private sector far outpace those in state employment, making it difficult to attract and retain qualified upper management staff. The bill amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to include this new power for the board.