THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair

Senator Colleen Hanabusa, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2002

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Tuesday, February 26, 2002)

SB 2919

SD1

(SSCR2411)

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN EDUCATION.

Establishes a noncontiguous Hawaiian Charter School District under the Department of Education to be governed by a Hawaiian school board. (SD1)

EDU/HAW, WAM

SB 2438

SD1

(SSCR2348)

RELATING TO HAWAII VICTIMS' ECONOMIC SECURITY AND SAFETY ACT.

Prohibits discrimination by employers against domestic violence victims. Entitles victims to employment leave. Establishes eligibility for unemployment insurance. Provides for workplace safety program tax credit. (SD1)

HHS/LBR, JDC, WAM

SB 2983

(SSCR2295)

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Requires that the Employees' Retirement System invest an unspecified percentage of its investment portfolio in economically targeted investments and intellectual property.

LBR, WAM

 

No testimony will be accepted.

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