REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT A PROPOSAL THAT DELINEATES HOW IT WILL INCREASE THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE TO PROVIDERS OF SERVICE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMANTS.

Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 41

Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1427) with recommendation of adoption.

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) Tokuda, Dela Cruz, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-17 9:45AM in conference room 211.

Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1176), as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of referral to WAM.

The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

The committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-17 9:35AM in conference room 016.

Referred to JDL, WAM.