§88-125 - Contributions by certain state agencies. - Hawaii Statutes

     §88-125  Contributions by certain state agencies.  (a)  Each of the departments and agencies hereinafter described, the office of Hawaiian affairs, and the Hawaii health systems corporation shall reimburse the State for the respective amounts payable by the State to cover the liability of the State to the various funds of the system on account of the employees in the departments and agencies, the trustees of the office of Hawaiian affairs, and the employees of the Hawaii health systems corporation.  This provision shall apply to any department or agency of the State that is authorized by law to fix, regulate, and collect rents, rates, fees, or charges of any nature.  This subsection shall not apply as to rental units receiving federal subsidies until approval has been obtained from the appropriate federal agency.

     (b)  Whenever any department or agency of the State or the Hawaii health systems corporation receives federal-aid funds that may be expended for the purpose of covering the liability of the State to the various funds of the system, the department or agency or the Hawaii health systems corporation shall set aside a portion of these funds sufficient to cover the amount of the State's liability to the various funds of the system on account of the employees in the department or agency or the Hawaii health systems corporation whose compensation is paid in whole or part from federal funds.

     (c)  The amount payable by each department or agency of the State, the office of Hawaiian affairs, or the Hawaii health systems corporation, covered by this section shall be determined at least quarterly by the department of budget and finance on the basis of the payroll of the employees of the department or agency, trustees of the office of Hawaiian affairs, or the Hawaii health systems corporation who are members of the system in the same manner the allocation of employer contributions is determined in section 88-123.  The comptroller of the State, the office of Hawaiian affairs, the Hawaii health systems corporation, or any department or agency having control of its own funds, upon information furnished by the department of budget and finance, shall issue a check for the proper amount to the director of finance, charging the same to the appropriate fund.  The director of finance shall place all such sums to the credit of the State as part payment of the State's contributions to the various funds of the system.

     (d)  With respect to the Hawaii health systems corporation only, this section shall be operative with respect to costs accrued beginning July 1, 1996. [L 1951, c 245, §§1, 2, 3; RL 1955, §6-101; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §26; am L 1965, c 222, §16; HRS §88-116; am L 1969, c 110, pt of §1; am L 2002, c 183, §8; am L 2004, c 181, §5; am L 2009, c 182, §4]