Bill Text: HI SB3142 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The Workers' Compensation Law.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-06-17 - Act 050, on 06/17/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1150). [SB3142 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-SB3142-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW.
BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 386, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the title of part V, subpart C, to read as follows:
"C. PUBLIC BOARD MEMBERS, RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS,
POLICE CHAPLAINS, VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS, VOLUNTEER BOATING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS,
[AND] VOLUNTEER CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND RESERVE
PUBLIC SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS"
SECTION 2. Section 386-181, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§386-181 Generally. (a) As
used in this section:
"Police chaplain" means a member of an authorized chaplaincy program
of a county police department who performs services in a voluntary and unpaid capacity
under the authorized direction of an officer of the department.
"Public board" means a governmental
body, regardless of its designation, duly created under authority vested by law
for the purposes of performing quasi-judicial, administrative, or advisory functions.
"Reserve police officer" means a member of an authorized reserve force
of a county police department who performs services in a voluntary and unpaid capacity
under the authorized direction of an officer of the department.
"Reserve public safety law enforcement
officer" means a member of the authorized volunteer law enforcement force of
the department of public safety who performs services in a voluntary and unpaid
capacity under the authorized direction of an officer of the department of public
safety.
"Sheriffs' chaplain" means a member
of an authorized chaplaincy program of the department of public safety who performs
functions similar to
a police chaplain in a voluntary and unpaid capacity for the sheriff division.
"Volunteer boating enforcement officer" means a member
of the authorized volunteer enforcement force of the harbors division, department
of transportation, who performs services in a voluntary and unpaid capacity under
the authorized direction of an officer of the department.
"Volunteer conservation and resources enforcement
officer" means a member of the authorized volunteer enforcement force of the
division of conservation and resources enforcement, department of land and natural
resources, who performs services in a voluntary and unpaid capacity under the authorized direction of an officer of the
department.
"Volunteer firefighter" means a person
who performs services for a county fire department in a voluntary and unpaid capacity under the authorized direction of an officer
of the department.
(b) If
a member of a public board, a reserve police officer, a police chaplain, a reserve
public safety law enforcement officer, sheriffs' chaplain, a volunteer firefighter,
a volunteer boating enforcement officer, or a volunteer conservation and resources
enforcement officer is injured while performing services for the board, county police
department, county fire department, department of public safety, harbors division
of the department of transportation, or division of conservation and resources enforcement
of the department of land and natural resources, under the conditions specified
in section 386-3, the person or the person's dependents shall be entitled to all
compensation in the manner provided by this chapter and, for the purposes of this
chapter, the person shall, in every case, be deemed to have earned wages for the services.
(c) In
computing the average weekly wages of an injured public board member, reserve police
officer, police chaplain, reserve public safety law enforcement officer,
sheriffs' chaplain, volunteer firefighter, volunteer boating enforcement officer,
or volunteer conservation and resources enforcement officer:
(1) The person's income from self-employment
shall be considered wages;
(2) The person shall, in no event, be considered
to have earned less than the minimum hourly wage prescribed in chapter 387;
(3) Wages of other employees in comparable employment
shall not be considered; and
(4) All provisions of section 386-51 not inconsistent
with this section shall apply; provided that section 386‑51(5) shall not apply."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Workers' Compensation Law; Reserve Public Safety Law Enforcement Officers
Description:
Amends the title of chapter 386, part V, subpart C, HRS, to add reserve public safety law enforcement officers, and amends section 386-181, HRS, to include reserve public safety law enforcement officers to the list of volunteer occupations covered under the workers' compensation law. Allows reserve public safety law enforcement officers who are injured under the conditions specified in section 386-3, HRS, to receive workers' compensation. Adds reserve public safety law enforcement officers to the list of volunteers who are covered under the conditions for computing average weekly wages. (CD1)
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