HB 1684

HD1, SD1

RELATING TO STATE AND LOCAL TAXATION OF MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

Provides for regulation and taxing of state and local wireless telecommunications services consistent with the federal Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act. (SD1)

HB 1878

HD2, SD1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes the Hawaii state student council, with student representatives from each departmental school district; and requires the council to determine whether to select the student member of the BOE or to run an election to select the individual.

HB 1969

SD1

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Allows the department of education to appoint or retain by contract attorneys independent of the attorney general. Allows the Department of Education to be the primary hiring authority; sets forth the legal services to be provided; allows the board to set compensation; and specifies that the board is not precluded from requesting and securing legal services from the attorney general.

EDU/JDC, WAM

HB 2014

HD1, SD1

RELATING TO NEW CENTURY CONVERSION CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Allows a nonprofit organization to manage and operate a new century conversion charter school as a division of the nonprofit organization, in which the charter school's local school board would consist of the board of directors of the nonprofit organization. (SD1)

HB 2235

HD2, SD1

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Creates Pacific Center for Ecosystem Science. Appropriates funds. (SD1)

HB 2480

HD1, SD1

RELATING TO SCHOOL BUS FARES.

Establishes a school bus fare special fund for the deposit of school bus fares collected by schools from students and/or parents and guardians. Annual collections are to be used to fund the cost of providing contracted school bus services.

HB 2787

HD2

(SSCR2896)

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STOREROOM REVOLVING FUND.

Repeals the DOE storeroom revolving fund. Requires the superintendent of education to transfer all unexpended or unencumbered funds remaining in the DOE storeroom revolving fund as of December 31, 2002, to the general fund.(HB2787 HD2)

HB 2072

HD2

RELATING TO SOCIAL WELFARE.

Appropriates $1,000,000 to assist the needy with housing needs. (HB2072 HD2)

HB 2639

HD1, SD1

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMISSION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

Creates the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service within the University of Hawaii; appropriates funds to be used as state matching funds to secure federal moneys. (SD1)

HB 2276

HD2, SD1

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Allows parties to agree that certain non-cost items are valid and enforceable.

HB 2460

HD2

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Extends the payment period to liquidate ERS's unfunded accrued liability from 15 to 29 years beginning plan year 2001.

HB 2045

HD1, SD1

RELATING TO REVENUE BONDS.

For any county with a resident population under 100,000, authorizes a corporation established by a county as a public body corporate and politic and instrumentality and agency of the county for the purpose of owning or operating facilities for the furnishing of electricity, or any board of a county that owns or operates facilities for the same, to issue revenue bonds; sunsets June 30, 2004. (SD1)

HB 2192

HD1, SD1

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.

Increases membership of the HTA board; clarifies that HTA is a policy-making board; requires senate confirmation of executive director and caps salary; requires legislative notice for HTA contracts over $25,000; requires periodic audit of all contracts over $15,000,000.

HB 2195

SD1

RELATING TO HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.

Requires Senate confirmation of the executive director, caps the executive director's salary at fifteen per cent of the three per cent administrative costs, and clarifies the authority's role in the appointment of the position

HB 2251

HD2, SD1

RELATING TO TOURISM.

Caps TAT revenues deposited to tourism special fund at $50,000,000 annually; requires HTA to direct at least $1,000,000 of that amount to support of natural resources; deposits ninety per cent of any TAT revenues over $50,000,000 in state parks special fund and ten per cent in Hawaii statewide trail and access program, up to $2,000,000 annually and requires expenditures in response to master plan developed with HTA; any excess over $52,000,000 to general fund.

HB 2451

SD1

RELATING TO THE CONVENTION CENTER.

Establishes Hawaii convention center enterprise special fund; assigns the responsibility to market, operate, manage, and maintain the Hawaii convention center facility to the HTA; formally repeals old convention center authority law.

HB 2595

HD1, SD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ENHANCE AGRICULTURAL TOURISM VENUES.

Appropriates $500,000 to enhance agricultural tourism venues; moneys from HTA special fund, expended by HTA.

HB 1724

RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES FOR MILITARY SERVICE.

Allows the assignment of special number plates for military service for more than one noncommercial passenger vehicle, noncommercial motorcycle, or motor scooter per applicant.

HB 1730

HD1, SD1

RELATING TO DRIVERS EDUCATION FUND UNDERWRITERS FEE.

Raises the drivers education fund underwriters fee from $2 to $3 a year on each motor vehicle; allocates one-third of fees to the judiciary program and two-thirds to the department of education programs.

HB 1731

HD2, SD1

RELATING TO DRIVERS EDUCATION FUND UNDERWRITERS FEES.

Transfers the drivers education underwriters fee for motorcycles and motor scooters from the University of Hawaii community colleges to the Department of Transportation. Creates motorcycle operators education fund. Provides for the automatic certification of motorcycle operator education programs operated by the military, if certain standards are met.

HB 2167

HD1, SD1

RELATING TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT.

Repeals photo traffic enforcement law and related amendments to Hawaii Revised Statutes.

HB 2478

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF PERSONNEL OF THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY.

Excludes employees of the Hawaii National Guard Youth Challenge Academy from civil service and collective bargaining.

HB 2527

SD1

RELATING TO SAFETY INSPECTION FREQUENCIES FOR REGULATED EQUIPMENT.

Allows the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to set reinspection frequencies of boilers and pressure systems based on safety considerations.

HB 2542

HD2, SD1

RELATING TO BOATING.

Authorizes a 20% increase in boating moorage fees for nonresidents beginning 7/1/02. Authorizes an adjustment to moorage fees for commercial boats. Exempts recreational vessels from the moorage fee increases.

HB 2577

HD1, SD1

RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS.

Grants the Harbors Division of the Department of Transportation greater flexibility in the disposition of leases for and to a broader spectrum of potential uses and users subject to the approval of the BLNR.

HB 2844

HD1, SD1

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Limits aggregate contributions by any person or entity to not more than $25,000 in any calendar year; repeals limits on number of fundraisers; limits family and personal funds contribution in the aggregate to $25,000; Disallows contributions made by contractors to candidates for executive office; Disallows contributions made directly to candidates from labor organizations; Allows contributions through separate segregated funds for greater accountability; Increases penalties for falsification of campaign contribution report by more than $50,000.

HB 1821

HD2

RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR.

Appropriate funds to the legislative auditor to conduct financial audits of the departments of education, health, human services, and other state agencies. (HB1821 HD2)

HB 2365

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Provides for an income tax credit for the taxpayers of the State as mandated by the state constitution.

HB 2128

HD1

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR PROJECTS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII.

Extends authorization of $20,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds from 6/30/2003 to 6/30/2007 for Hui 'Enekinia on the Big Island for electricity cogeneration. Removes water production and facilities from Hui 'Enekinia's operating structure. Also allows the refunding of the special purpose revenue bonds.

HB 2455

SD1

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL SITE CLEANUP.

Establishes a Brownfields Clean-up Revolving Loan Fund to provide low interest loans for the clean-up of contaminated brownfields sites.

HB 2538

RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES.

Clarifies that central service and administrative expenses shall not be diverted from the Sport Fish Special Fund. Clarifies that the money from the Sport Fish Special Fund and Commercial Fisheries Special Fund may be used for the enforcement of the State's aquatic resouces' laws.

HB 2553

SD1

RELATING TO THE BUREAU OF CONVEYANCES.

Increases the amount of funding for the Bureau of Conveyances to continue modernization efforts and ensure adequate staffing. (SD1)

HB 2554

RELATING TO NONCOMMERCIAL PIERS.

Authorizes the BLNR to lease, by direct negotiation and with recourse to public auction, State submerged lands for private nonresidential noncommercial piers.

HB 2710

HD1

(SSCR2969)

RELATING TO OCEAN LEASING.

Repeals certain ocean leasing sunset provisions.

HB 2764

HD1, SD1

RELATING TO CONVEYANCE TAX.

Appropriates $1,000,000 from the portion of the conveyance paid into the general fund for homeless assistance; requires the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii to submit a report on homeless assistance to the Legislature; sunsets June 30, 2003.

HB 1761

HD1, SD1

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Prohibits health insurance rates that are excess, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. Requires health care insurers to submit rate filings for approval by the insurance commissioner. Establishes penalties and appeal procedures. (SD1)

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Senator Brian Taniguchi