COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE

Wednesday, February 3, 1999
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 325, State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 117   RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.                                CPC, FIN
         Exempts certain transfers from the application of the conveyance tax.
HB 567   RELATING TO REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS.              CPC, FIN
         Requires  real   estate   brokers   and   salespersons  and  registered
         condominium hotel operators  to  maintain  liability insurance coverage
         against errors or omissions occurring in the conduct of business.
HB 353   RELATING TO REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS.              CPC, FIN
         Simplifies  registration  of  real  estate  brokers  and  salespersons.
         Provides prelicensing  examination  options.    Authorizes licensing of
         limited liability companies.
HB 657   RELATING TO TIME SHARING PLANS.                                CPC, FIN
         Provides disclosure  statement  requirements  for  time  share plans in
         which all accommodations are out-of-state.   Allows director to issue 6
         month preliminary permit to allow  developer to begin public offerings,
         subject to  conditions.    Requires  director  to  accept  the plan for
         registration if developer meets criteria.
HB 354   RELATING TO MAKING AN  APPROPRIATION  FOR  A  REVIEW OF THE CONDOMINIUM
         PROPERTY REGIMES LAW.                                          CPC, FIN
         Appropriates funds to  conduct  a  comprehensive  review of condominium
         property regimes law.
HB 141   RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.                   CPC, FIN
         Provides that the greater of $1,000,000, or two-thirds of the moneys in
         the Public  Utilities  Commission  special  fund,  shall  remain in the
         special fund, with the excess lapsing into the general fund.
HB 206   RELATING TO LIQUOR TAX LAW.                                    CPC, FIN
         Redefines cooler beverage to mean any liquor containing less than 7 per
         cent of alcohol by volume and blending material.

Decision making to follow.



 
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COMMITTEES ON HIGHER EDUCATION/EDUCATION

Wednesday, February 3, 1999
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 309, State Capitol

AGENDA:

JOINT HEARING:
HB 151   RELATING TO TEACHERS.                                       EDN/HED,FIN
         Appropriates funds to promote teaching as a career.
HB 251   RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.                       HED/EDN,FIN
         Appropriates funds to the UH College of Education to expand and improve
         teacher training.
HB 253   RELATING TO TEACHER TRAINING.                               HED/EDN,FIN
         Appropriates funds to the University  of  Hawaii to increase the number
         of neighbor  island  teachers,  K-12  special  education teachers, 7-12
         mathematics,  science,  and  vocational  education  teachers,  and K-12
         Hawaiian language immersion  teachers,  and  to  support the continuing
         professional development of teachers.
HB 387   RELATING TO EDUCATION.                                      HED/EDN,FIN
         Creates a task force  to  advise  the  governor  and the legislature on
         strategies to develop an education industry in Hawaii.

HED ONLY:
HB 427   MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.                   HED,FIN
         Appropriates  funds  for  higher  education  outreach  programs  on the
         neighbor islands,  the  West  Hawaii  University  Center,  and master's
         degree programs at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
HB 428   RELATING TO TEACHER RECRUITMENT.                                HED,FIN
         Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to encourage prospective
         teachers into the teaching  profession  by developing and disseminating
         public service  announcements  that  promote  teaching  as a fulfilling
         career.
HB 967   RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE COLLEGE.                  HED,JHA,FIN
         Authorizes the Hawaiian Language  College  to  contract in the Hawaiian
         language directly with  providers  rather  than  contracting with RCUH.
         Also repeals the prohibition from  using general funds for the Hawaiian
         Language College.
HB 1053  RELATING TO PROGRAM EXECUTION.                                  HED,FIN
         To  streamline  government   operations   by  removing  an  unnecessary
         reporting requirement from the University of Hawaii
HB 1218  MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
                                                                         HED,FIN
         To enable the University  of  Hawaii  to  meet  its general fund fiscal
         obligations  under  HRS  chapter  304  in  fiscal  year  1998-1999,  by
         addressing the  budgetary  shortfall  resulting  from  the  transfer of
         fiscal year 1997-1998 encumbrances  to  fiscal year 1998-1999 which was
         necessitated by the  University  of  Hawaii  having  to pay its faculty
         members on June 30, 1998 instead of on July 1, 1998

Decision making to follow.



 
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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS CONCERNS

Thursday, February 4, 1999
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 325, State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 245   RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS.                             EDB,CPC,FIN
         Allows competitors of incumbent  local  exchange carriers to enter into
         agreements  for  the  exclusive   control   and   use  of  portions  of
         telecommunications infrastructure owned by  incumbent carriers in rural
         or other underserved areas.
HB 247   RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS.                             EDB,CPC,FIN
         Requires the PUC  to  replace  an  existing telecommunications provider
         with an alternative provider  when  it  determines  that an area of the
         State has less than adequate service and the existing provider fails to
         satisfy its burden  in  response  to  an  order  to  show cause why the
         commission should not authorize an  alternative provider for that area.
         Allows  the  alternative  provider  to  acquire  the  former provider's
         property by eminent domain  as  may  be  necessary for the provision of
         basic local exchange service in that area.
HB 381   RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS.                         EDB,WLU,CPC,FIN
         Requires  public  notice  and  hearing  regarding  the  construction or
         attachment of telecommunication antennae and towers/structures.
HB 506   RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS.                             EDB,CPC,FIN
         Requires   local   incumbent   exchange   carriers   to   remove  their
         infrastructure   from   the   public    right   of   way   when   other
         telecommunications carriers are provided  the  right  to serve rural or
         other underserved areas. Authorizes  incumbents  to negotiate a sale of
         infrastructure to the state or to the other carriers.
HB 814   RELATING TO THE ECONOMY.                                    EDB,WLU,FIN
         Provides a two-year authorization to the governor to provide tax breaks
         and land lease  incentives  to  assist  high technology industries that
         provide jobs for the people of Hawaii.
HB 1270  RELATING TO THE UNIFORM UNINCORPORATED NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION.EDB,CPC/JH
         A,FIN
         Adopts the Uniform  Unincorporated  Nonprofit  Association  Act.  Gives
         entity separate identity from members  for purposes of transfer of real
         property, liability in contract and tort, and standing in a claim.
HB 1271  RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PRINCIPAL AND INCOME ACT.
                                                                EDB,CPC/JHA, FIN
         Repeals the revised uniform principal and income act (chapter 557, HRS)
         and establishes a new uniform principal and income act.
HB 1357  RELATING TO EMPLOYEE BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION.
                                                                         EDB,FIN
         Promotes  expanded  employee  ownership  and  participation  in  Hawaii
         businesses.

 
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HB 1364  RELATING TO  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE  TO  MICROENTERPRISES PROVIDED UNDER
         GRANTS TO NONPROFIT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS.         EDB,FIN
         Creates, under  the  DBEDT,  technical  assistance  grants to nonprofit
         business development organizations to  enable them to provide technical
         assistance and loans to microenterprises.  Appropriation.
HB 1365  RELATING TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS.                  EDB,FIN
         Establishes DBEDT  regulation  over  business development corporations.
         Prohibits the formation of  business development corporations after the
         effective date of the Act.
HB 1580  RELATING TO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT.                             EDB,FIN
         Defines "state resident" within  the  procurement  code  as one who has
         resided in the State  for  200  days  of  the  year  and filed a Hawaii
         resident income tax return.
HB 1646  RELATING  TO  SPECIAL   PURPOSE   REVENUE   BONDS  TO  ASSIST  VERTICIL
         INTERNATIONAL, INC., ESTABLISH A MANUFACTURING FACILITY.        EDB,FIN
         Authorizes the issuance of special  purpose  revenue bonds in an amount
         not  to  exceed  $20,000,000   to   assist  Verticil  International,  a
         manufacturing enterprise.
HB 1744  RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
                                                                     EDB,CPC,FIN
         Appropriates funds, with  a  requirement  for  matching  funds, for the
         development of community development financial institutions.

Decision making to follow.


Decision making only on the following bills:
HB 139   RELATING TO FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION.                               EDB,FIN
HB 376   RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.                               EDB,CPC,FIN
HB 346   RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND.               EDB,CPC,FIN
HB 665   RELATING TO INSURANCE.                                      EDB,CPC,FIN
HB 1084  RELATING TO NATURAL DISASTER RELIEF.                        EDB,CPC,FIN



 
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COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Thursday, February 4, 1999
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 312, State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 93    RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A                          EEP,CPC,FIN
         PETROLEUM CONTROL COMMISSION.
         Establishes the  petroleum  control  commission  in  the  department of
         business, economic development,  and  tourism  to  regulate and control
         petroleum refining  and  sales  of  petroleum  products  in  the State.
         Empowers the commission to  authorize  new  retail service stations and
         determine whether they may be operated by a petroleum utility; restrict
         price increases when  prices  rise  above  a  certain percentage over a
         benchmark market, as  determined  by  rules  adopted by the commission;
         decide when a utility  may  convert  a  station  from one operated by a
         dealer to one operated by a utility,  and vice versa; and decide when a
         utility  may  close  a  station,  to  prevent  communities  from  being
         underserved.
HB 95    RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.                                 EEP,CPC,FIN
         Requires the Public  Utilities  Commission  to establish rules ensuring
         that the cost of fuel for state  vehicles is based on the mainland rack
         price.
HB 124   RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.                EEP,CPC,FIN
         Requires  the  public   utilities   commission  to  regulate  petroleum
         utilities and the gasoline service station industry in the State.
HR 12    REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO DIRECT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
         TO VIGOROUSLY  PURSUE  CIVIL  PROSECUTION  OF  THE GASOLINE OVER-CHARGE
         CASE, AND TO EXPRESS HOUSE MEMBERS SUPPORT FOR THIS EFFORT.     EEP,CPC
HCR 9    REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO DIRECT THE
         ATTORNEY GENERAL TO VIGOROUSLY PURSUE CIVIL PROSECUTION OF THE GASOLINE
         OVERCHARGE CASE, AND TO EXPRESS HOUSE MEMBERS SUPPORT FOR THIS EFFORTEE
         P,CPC
HB 1287  RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE.
         REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST THE GAS UTILITY SERVING THE GENERAL PUBLIC.EEP,
         CPC,FIN
HB 392   RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.                                EEP,TRN,FIN
         Requires state agencies responsible for roadside vegetation maintenance
         and groundskeeping of  public  facilities  to  develop and implement an
         integrated vegetation  management  strategy  to  minimize  the risks of
         pesticides, herbicide, and fungicide us
HB 467   RELATING TO ROADSIDE MAINTENANCE.                           EEP,TRN,FIN
         Requires state and county  agencies responsible for roadside vegetation
         maintenance to adopt an  integrated  vegetation management program that
         includes the use of  nonchemical,  nonmechanical, and nonmanual methods
         whenever feasible.

 
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HB 469   RELATING TO PESTICIDES.                                     EEP,TRN,FIN
         Establishes integrated pest  management  policies  to prohibit usage of
         toxicity category I pesticides.
HB 472   RELATING TO HERBICIDE USE.                                      EEP,FIN
         Requires all  state  agencies  to  use  nonchemical  methods to control
         vegetation growth in public parks.  Requires the department of land and
         natural resources to:  (1)  Encourage  and  assist the counties to join
         and comply with the scheduled ban of herbicide use in public parks; (2)
         Develop and implement a plan for  the phased reduction of herbicide use
         in the maintenance of  public  parks;  and  (3)  Submit a report to the
         legislature prior to the 2000  regular  session  on the progress of the
         plan.
HB 1362  RELATING TO PESTICIDES.                                     EEP,CPC,FIN
         Changes the licensee fee for  pesticides.  Defines "consumer protection
         health benefit products".
HB 1732  RELATING TO PESTICIDES.                                         EEP,CPC
         Exempts nontoxic pesticides from state labeling regulation.
HB 1141  RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.                       EEP,LAB,FIN
         Grants the  department  of  health  one  permanent  exempt position for
         assessing ecological risks and damages.

Decision making to follow.


COMMITTEES ON HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING

Thursday, February 4, 1999
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Conference Room 329, State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 1367  MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
         PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.                  HLT/HSH, JHA, FIN
         Appropriates funds for various programs and services.                  
HB 326   RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.                         HLT/HSH, CPC, FIN
         Requires health insurance  coverage  for  medical foods and low-protein
         modified  food  products  for  the  treatment  of  inherited  metabolic
         diseases. 
HLT ONLY:
HB 1151  MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR                     HLT, EDN, FIN
         THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION.
         Authorizes emergency appropriation to DOH. 
HB 1145  MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR                          HLT, FIN
         EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
         Provides funds  to  meet  the  collective  bargaining  costs for county
         emergency ambulance personnel. 

 
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HB 1149  MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE                      HLT, FIN
         HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.
         Proposes  an  emergency  appropriation   to   ensure  the  systems  and
         equipment of the  HHSC  are  Year  2000  compliant;  and  to reduce the
         workers' compensation costs.
HB 1663  RELATING TO HEALTH.                                       HLT, EDN, FIN
         Requires rules determining  eligibility  of  exceptional children to be
         established  by  the  department  of   health  and  the  department  of
         education.  Requires DOE to  evaluate,  identify, and report to DOH any
         suspicious increase  or  significant  clusters  of  disease  or illness
         suspected to be related to environmental contamination. 
HB 861   RELATING TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS.                         HLT, CPC/JHA, FIN
         Requires all acute care  hospitals  in  Hawaii  to  report to the organ
         procurement organization  by  telephone  to  determine  suitability for
         organ, tissue, or eye donation of the individual who is dying. 
HB 547   RELATING TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS.                         HLT, CPC/JHA, FIN
         Amends Hawaii's Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
HB 1664  RELATING TO HEALTH.                                       HLT, CPC, FIN
         Implements   patients   rights    and   responsibilities   task   force
         recommendations to the patient bill  of rights and responsibilities act
         and related laws. 
HB 327   RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.                                HLT, CPC, FIN
         Adds marriage and family therapists  for  purposes of mental health and
         alcohol and drug abuse treatment insurance benefits. 
HB 622   RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.                             HLT, CPC, FIN
         Changes coverage for biennial  mammograms  for  women  aged 40 to 49 to
         annual mammograms for all women aged 40 and older. 
HB 1150  RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT.            HLT, JHA, FIN
         Authorizes  the   adoption   of   administrative   rules   allowing  an
         interdisciplinary  panel  of   mental   health   clinicians  to  review
         applications by the  department  of  health for involuntary psychiatric
         treatment with medication for patients at the Hawaii State Hospital. 
HB 1065  RELATING TO INSURANCE.                                    HLT, CPC, FIN
         Establishes the health  insurance  revolving  fund  for  the purpose of
         providing a means to pay the costs of regulating health insurance.
HB 1066  RELATING TO INSURANCE.                                    HLT, CPC, FIN
         Clarifies and  improves  laws  regulating  insurance,  including mutual
         benefits societies and health maintenance organizations.
HB 1068  RELATING TO HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.             HLT, CPC, FIN
         Amends the provisions governing fees  for certificates of authority for
         health maintenance organizations.
HB 749   RELATING TO DIETITIANS.                                   HLT, CPC, FIN
         Creates a licensing program  for  dietitians that establishes licensing
         and disciplinary procedures and  standards,  and sets forth educational
         qualifications necessary to obtain a dietitian's license.
HB 1147  RELATING TO HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS                         HLT, LAB, FIN
         CORPORATION EXEMPT POSITIONS.                                          
         Adds human resource directors to  the  list  of positions at HHSC which
         are exempt from chapters 76, 77, and 89 HRS.

 
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HB 1195  RELATING TO SECURITY AT VARIOUS STATE HOSPITALS.          HLT, PSM, FIN
         Transfer the functions  and  authority  of uniformed security employees
         and security contracts for  the  Hawaii Health Systems Corporation from
         the Department of Public to HHSC.
HB 1275  RELATING TO HOSPITAL VIOLENCE.                            HLT, JHA, FIN
         Requires all hospitals to have  security  plans.  Requires reporting of
         any criminal assault on on-duty hospital personnel within 48 hours.

Decision making to follow.

 
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