RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Education Labor

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, Fukunaga, Kanuha
Last action: 2026-05-08
Official status: Enrolled to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide information about the number of retirees expected to take up these roles.

Rules for Retirees Working as School Resource Officers

This bill allows retired employees to work as school resource officers without rejoining the Employees' Retirement System, provided they meet certain conditions and are identified by law enforcement agencies as filling labor shortages or difficult-to-fill positions.

What This Bill Does

Allows retirees to be employed as school resource officers without losing their retirement benefits if they meet specific criteria set by law enforcement agencies.
Establishes guidelines for identifying labor shortage or hard-to-fill positions in the Department of Education and other relevant departments.
Requires state and county human resources directors to report annually on the employment of retirees working as school resource officers.

Who It Names or Affects

Retirees who want to work as school resource officers
State and county human resources departments

Terms To Know

Labor shortage: A situation where there are not enough workers available for certain jobs.
Retirant: Someone who has retired from a job but may still be eligible to work under special conditions.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if the retirant is employed outside of school resource officer positions.
It's unclear how many retirees will actually take up these roles as school resource officers.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

CD1

Hawaii published version CD1

Plain English: SB99 CD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB99 CD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
99 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII H.D.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: SB99 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB99 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
99 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII H.D.

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: SB99 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB99 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
99 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GOVERNMENT .

Bill History

2026-05-08 S
Enrolled to Governor.
2026-05-08 S
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
2026-05-06 H
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
2026-05-06 H
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-05-06 S
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
2026-05-01 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
2026-05-01 H
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 97-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-05-01 S
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
2026-05-01 S
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 97-26).
2026-04-28 H
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-28 S
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.
2026-04-27 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.
2026-04-24 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.
2026-04-23 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-24-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.
2026-04-22 H
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-23-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.
2026-04-20 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).
2026-04-20 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Moriwaki, Lamosao Co-Chairs.
2026-04-20 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
2026-04-20 H
House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
2026-04-16 H
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
2026-04-16 S
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
2026-04-16 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 602).
2026-04-14 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-04-10 H
Deferred one day 04-14-26.
2026-04-10 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2058-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-07 H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
2026-04-02 H
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-04-02 H
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
2026-03-31 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-30 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
2026-03-30 H
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1461-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-03-24 H
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2026-03-20 H
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-17 H
The committee(s) on LAB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2026-03-12 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-10 H
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 15
2026-02-25 H
Pass First Reading
2026-02-24 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 6) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-02-24 S
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Gabbard). Transmitted to House.
2026-02-23 S
One Day Notice 02-24-26.
2026-02-23 S
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2694) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-02-19 S
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Richards.
2026-02-13 S
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-02-06 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-02-06 S
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2116) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-01-30 S
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
2026-01-27 S
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-16 S
Referred to LBT, WAM.
2025-01-15 S
Introduced and passed First Reading.
2025-01-08 S
Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
DLE; ERS; Retirees; Benefits; School Resource Officers; Labor Shortage; Difficult-to-Fill; State and County Human Resources; Report
Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of retirement benefits if the retirant is employed as a school resource officer identified by the Department of Law Enforcement or other law enforcement agency as a labor shortage or difficult-to-fill position and stationed at a public school, subject to certain conditions. Establishes criteria for various agencies to use in identifying labor shortage or difficult-to-fill positions. Requires the director of human resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction or the human resources management chief executive of each county to include in their annual reports to the Legislature, details on the employment of retirants as school resource officers. (CD1)

Current Bill Text

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SB99

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

99

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to government
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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The legislature finds that existing
law specifies the circumstances under which an employees' retirement system
retirant may be reemployed without the suspension of the retirant's benefits
and to provide remedies for the employees' retirement system if a retirant is
reemployed in violation of chapter 88, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and any
administrative rule adopted thereunder.

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The
legislature further finds that there is a labor shortage that makes it
difficult to fill investigator positions in the department of the attorney
general and school resource officer positions in the department of education.

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Accordingly,
the purpose of this Act is to establish additional categories of retirants who
may be employed without reenrollment in the employees' retirement system and
without loss or interruption of benefits.

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SECTION

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Section 88-9,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

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By amending subsection (d) to read:

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(d)
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A retirant may be employed without
reenrollment in the system and suffer no loss or interruption of benefits
provided by the system or under chapter 87A if the retirant is employed:

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As an elective officer pursuant to
section 88-42.6(c) or as a member of the legislature pursuant to section
88-73(d);

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(2)
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As a juror or precinct official;

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(3)
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As a part-time or temporary employee
excluded from membership in the system pursuant to section 88-43, as a session
employee excluded from membership in the system pursuant to section 88-54.2, as
the president and chief executive officer of the Hawaii tourism authority
excluded from membership in the system pursuant to section 201B-2, or as any
other employee expressly excluded by law from membership in the system;
provided that:

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(A)
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The retirant was not employed by the
State or a county during the six calendar months prior to the first day of
reemployment; and

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(B)
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No agreement was entered into between
the State or a county and the retirant, prior to the retirement of the
retirant, for the return to work by the retirant after retirement;

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(4)
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In a position identified by the
appropriate jurisdiction as a labor shortage or difficult-to-fill position;
provided that:

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(A)
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The retirant was not employed by the
State or a county during the twelve calendar months prior to the first day of
reemployment;

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(B)
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No agreement was entered into between
the State or a county and the retirant, prior to the retirement of the
retirant, for the return to work by the retirant after retirement; and

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(C)
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Each employer shall contribute to the
pension accumulation fund the required percentage of the rehired retirant's
compensation to amortize the system's unfunded actuarial accrued liability; [
or
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(5)
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As a teacher or an administrator in a
teacher shortage area identified by the department of education or in a charter
school or as a mentor for new classroom teachers; provided that:

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(A)
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The retirant was not employed by the
State or a county during the twelve calendar months prior to the first day of
reemployment;

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(B)
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No agreement was entered into between
the State or a county and the retirant prior to the retirement of the retirant,
for the return to work by the retirant after retirement; and

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(C)
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The department of education or charter
school shall contribute to the pension accumulation fund the required
percentage of the rehired retirant's compensation to amortize the system's
unfunded actuarial accrued liability[
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;

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(6)
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As a school resource officer
identified by the department of education as a labor shortage or
difficult-to-fill position; provided that:

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(A)
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The retirant was not employed by the
State or a county during the twelve calendar months prior to the first day of
reemployment;

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(B)
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No agreement was entered into
between the State or a county and the retirant prior to the retirement of the
retirant, for the return to work by the retirant after retirement; and

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(C)
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The department of education shall
contribute to the pension accumulation fund the required percentage of the
rehired retirant's compensation to amortize the system's unfunded actuarial
accrued liability; or

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(7)
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As an investigator identified by the
department of the attorney general as a labor shortage or difficult-to-fill
position; provided that:

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(A)
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The retirant was not employed by the
State or a county during the twelve calendar months prior to the first day of
reemployment;

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(B)
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No agreement was entered into
between the retirant and the State or a county, prior to the retirement of the
retirant, for the return to work by the retirant after retirement; and

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(C)
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The department of the attorney
general shall contribute to the pension accumulation fund the required
percentage of the rehired retirant's compensation to amortize the system's
unfunded actuarial accrued liability.
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By amending subsection (f) to read:

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(f)
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No later than twenty days prior to the
convening of each regular legislative session, the director of human resources
of the appropriate state jurisdiction or the human resources management chief
executive of each county shall submit an annual report to the legislature
detailing the employment of retirants under [
paragraphs (4) and (5) of
subsection (d),
]
subsection (d)(4), (5), (6), and (7),
including the
number and positions of retirants."

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Statutory
material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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This Act shall
take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DOE; ATG;
ERS; Retirees; Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Benefits; School
Resource Officers; Investigators; Counties; Report

Description:

Allows a
retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement
System and without loss or interruption of retirement benefits if the retirant
is employed as a school resource officer or investigator in positions
identified by the Department of Education or the Department of the Attorney
General, respectively, as a labor shortage or difficult-to-fill positions, subject
to certain conditions.
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Requires the
Director of Human Resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction or the human
resources management chief executive of each county to include in their annual
reports to the Legislature, details on the employment of retirants as school
resource officers or investigators.

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