COMMITTEES ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE/JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Wednesday, February 17, 1999
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 325, State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 198   RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND.                  CPC, FIN
         Amends membership of the HHRF advisory committee.
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.
HB 894   RELATING TO INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTS.                     HLT, CPC, FIN
HD 1     Requires  health  insurance   coverages   to  equitably  reimburse  for
         aeromedical services.
HB 646   RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES.             HSH/HLT, CPC, FIN
HD 1     Requires  DHS  to   convene   ad   hoc   complaint  committee  to  hear
         presentations from Type I  ARCH  operators  to determine sufficiency of
         presentations to sustain a complaint  of misconduct, including abuse or
         neglect, against a  resident.    In  complaints  not involving abuse or
         neglect, prohibits DHS from withdrawing  its  client from the care home
         during review.  Effective upon approval.
HB 661   RELATING TO ENHANCED WIRELESS EMERGENCY 911
HD 1     SERVICE.                                                  HLT, CPC, FIN
         Establishes enhanced 911 service for mobile phones.
HB 1026  RELATING TO INSURANCE PREMIUM TAXES.                      HSH, CPC, FIN
         Allows insurance companies to utilize the low-income housing tax credit
         to offset insurance premium taxes.
HB 1071  RELATING TO THE INSURANCE CODE.                           LAB, CPC, FIN
HD 1     Amends  the  provisions  governing   the  employees  of  the  Insurance
         Division.
HB 519   RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER
         STANDARDS BOARDS.                                         EDN, CPC, FIN
         Provides for staggering the terms of  the members of the Hawaii Teacher
         Standards Board.
HB 133   MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO  FUND  THE  SMALL BUSINESS DEFENDER POSITION
         AND OTHER SUPPORT PERSONNEL ESTABLISHED  UNDER ACT 168, SESSION LAWS OF
         HAWAII 1998.                                              EDB, CPC, FIN
         Funds Small  Business  Defender  position  established  under  Act 168,
         Session Laws of Hawaii 1998.
HB 1029  RELATING TO PERMIT PROCESSING.                            EDB, CPC, FIN
HD 1     Changes  the  name  of   the   "consolidated  application  process"  to
         "facilitated permit process".
HB 1078  RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION.                        EDB, CPC, FIN
HD 1     Simplifies  and  facilitates  the   business  registration  process  by
         clarifying the updating statutes governing business registration.

 
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HB 1079  RELATING TO THE CONVERSION OF BUSINESS
HD 1     ENTITIES.                                                 EDB, CPC, FIN
         Allows corporations, partnerships,  limited liability partnerships, and
         limited liability companies to convert  into any other form of business
         entity provided by Hawaii law.
HB 1080  RELATING TO THE NAMES OF CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS,
HD 1     AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES.                          EDB, CPC, FIN
         Gives corporations, partnerships,  limited  liability partnerships, and
         limited liability companies the  ability  to seek administrative relief
         against other entities  who  have  registered  or  use  a  name that is
         substantially identical or confusingly similar to theirs.
HB 1361  RELATING TO CHARTER TOUR OPERATORS.                   EDB/TRN, CPC, FIN
         Provides for the licensing of charter tour operators.

Decision making to follow.


Decision making only:
HB 41    RELATING TO THE HAWAII PENAL CODE.                              CPC/JHA
HB 850   RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.                       CPC/JHA, FIN
HB 1073  RELATING TO TELEMARKETING FRAUD.                           CPC/JHA, FIN
HB 1533  RELATING TO PAWNBROKERS.                                   CPC/JHA, FIN
HB 117   RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.                                CPC, FIN
HB 657   RELATING TO TIME SHARING PLANS.                                CPC, FIN
HB 352   RELATING TO INSURANCE.                                         CPC, FIN
HB 791   RELATING TO REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND
         SALESPERSONS.                                                  CPC, FIN


COMMITTEES ON HIGHER EDUCATION/EDUCATION

Wednesday, February 17, 1999
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 309, State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 254   RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.                               HED
HD 1     Authorizes the Board of Directors  for  the Research Corporation of the
         University of Hawaii  to  appoint  up  to  four  people  as officers or
         employees of the Research Corporation.
HB 402   RELATING TO EDUCATION.                                         HED, FIN
HD 1     Appropriates funds for the cooperative extension service.

HED/EDN only:
HB 261   RELATING TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES                       HLT,HED/EDN,FIN
HD 1     Requires the University of Hawaii to develop standards to measure child
         development outcomes; makes appropriation to  UH for purchase of health
         and human services contracts.

Decision making to follow.



 
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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Wednesday, February 17, 1999
2:15 p.m.
Conference Room 329, State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 520   RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES.                                   TRN,EDN,FIN
HD 1     Allows school buses to use HOV and zipper lanes.
HB 847   RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR FELIX CLASS
HD 1     CHILDREN.                                                   HLT,EDN,FIN
         Requires DOH,  by  8/31/99,  to  develop:  (1)  service definitions for
         mental health services for Felix  class children that are comparable to
         Medicaid definitions; (2) fee schedule  and billing codes comparable to
         Medicaid and QUEST.  Report to legislature.
HB 1663  RELATING TO HEALTH.                                         HLT,EDN,FIN
         Requires rules determining  eligibility  of  exceptional children to be
         established  by  department  of  health  and  department  of education.
         Requires department of education  to  evaluate, identify, and report to
         department of health any suspicious increase or significant clusters of
         disease  or  illness   suspected   to   be   related  to  environmental
         contamination.  Requires the department of health to work cooperatively
         with department of education  to  identify,  investigate, and report to
         the  public  concerning  such  significant  clusters  or  increases  of
         illness.    Eliminates  the  financial  restriction  on  assistance  to
         exceptional children.
HB 319   RELATING TO SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES.                         HLT,EDN,FIN
         Initiates a pilot project to expand  the workday of school health aides
         from six and one-half  hours  per  day  to  eight hours at twelve large
         secondary public schools statewide.
HB 259   RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSESSMENTS.                HSH/HLT,EDN,FIN
HD 1     Requires parents or guardians of  a  child to have their child screened
         for psychological and  physiological  development  90  days prior to or
         following the child's third birthday.  Makes an appropriation therefor.
         (HB259 HD1)
HB 264   RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CARE FOR 
HD 1     ADOLESCENTS.                                                HLT,EDN,FIN
         Requires  the  director  of   health,   with   the  assistance  of  the
         superintendent  of   education,   to   establish   and   operate  as  a
         demonstration project, not less than  one school-based health clinic in
         each of the  seven  department  school  districts.   Provides different
         types of health services for a flat fee based on a student's ability to
         pay for these  services.    Requires  that  a  student produce a signed
         parental  consent  form  to  be  eligible  to  receive  most  services.
         Prohibits the performance of abortions at  a clinic and the referral of
         students to abortion services.  Holds a student financially responsible
         for services provided by a clinic without parental consent.

 
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HB 272   RELATING TO CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES.               HSH/HLT,EDN,FIN
HD 1     Creates the Department of Children, Youth, and Families
HB 1698  RELATING TO HAWAII KAI PERFORMING ARTS AND
HD 1     TECHNOLOGY CENTER.                                          CAR,EDN,FIN
         Establishes the  Hawaii  Kai  performing  arts  and  technology center.
         Authorizes the issuance of general  obligation  bonds for the design of
         the center.
HB 841   MAKING AN APPROPPRIATION FOR  A  PCNC DISTRICT COORDINATOR POSITION FOR
         KAUAI.                                                          EDN,FIN
         Appropriates  funds  to  the  department  of  education  for  a parent-
         community networking center district coordinator position for Kauai.
HB 1750  MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR BUSINESS SPECIALIST
         POSITIONS.                                                      EDN,FIN
         Appropriates funds to the  department  of  education for three district
         level business specialists  for  the  districts  of  Hawaii, Kauai, and
         Maui.

Decision making to follow.


Decision making only:
HB 855   MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EDUCATION.                          EDN,FIN
         Appropriates funds for special education.


COMMITTEES ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS CONCERNS/TRANSPORTATION/TOURISM

Thursday, February 18, 1999
8:15 a.m.
Conference Room 325, State Capitol

AGENDA:

EDB/TRN only:
HB 1028  RELATING TO ALOHA TOWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.            EDB/TRN,FIN

EDB/TSM only:
HB 243   RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY.                  EDB/TSM,FIN
         Authorizes  the  natural  energy   laboratory  to  include  retail  and
         commercial activities within a research and technology park.
Decision making only:
HB 1266  RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTIONS.                  EDB/TSM,FIN

EDB only:
HB 946   RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.                                        EDB,FIN
         Expands in the general excise tax law the definition of "wholesaler" to
         include  transactions  carried  on   in  the  business  of  aquaculture
         production.

 
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HB 1019  RELATING TO SECURITIES.                                         EDB,CPC
         Enables small businesses to  obtain  increased access to growth capital
         by allowing a new form of equity financing.
HB 1020  RELATING TO THE HAWAII CAPITAL LOAN PROGRAM.                    EDB,FIN
         Extends both  the  business  loan  guarantee  program  and the neighbor
         island preferential business loan interest rate.
HB 1338  RELATING TO PUBLIC CONTRACTS.                                   EDB,FIN
         Extend the limits  on  the  amount  a  contractor  may  withhold from a
         subcontractor to the amounts a  subcontractor may withhold from another
         subcontractor for  retainage  to  insure  proper  performance on public
         contracts.  Repeals prohibition from  retaining any amount after 50% of
         the work is satisfactorily performed.
HB 1566  MAKING  AN  APPROPRIATION  TO  FUND  A  COMMUNITY  MAPPING  PROJECT FOR
         WAIALUA, O'AHU.                                                 EDB,FIN
         Appropriates $85,000  for  a  community  mapping  project  for Waialua,
         O'ahu.
HB 203   MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEVELOP A NEUROSCIENCE
HD 1     INDUSTRY IN THE STATE.                                      HLT,EDB,FIN
         Appropriates funds to develop a neuroscience industry in the State.
HB 873   RELATING TO AMUSEMENT AND THEME PARKS.                      TSM,EDB,FIN
HD 1     Provides for  the  development  of  amusement  and  theme  parks by the
         department of business, economic development and tourism.
HB 1620  RELATING TO HEALTH CARE COMMUNITIES.                        HLT,EDB,FIN
         Authorizes the housing and  community development corporation of Hawaii
         to work in partnership with  private  sector entities to develop health
         care communities in the  State.    Establishes  a health care community
         revolving fund to make loans to  businesses for the construction of the
         health care community.
HB 1681  RELATING TO TAXATION.                                           EDB,FIN
         Establishes a qualified improvement tax credit for capitalized costs of
         construction and  equipment  related  to  an  existing  or new facility
         located in Waikiki.
HB 1222  RELATING TO TAXATION.                                       PSM,EDB,FIN
HD 1     Tax credits for  employers  hiring  recently  released persons who have
         been incarcerated for conviction of felonies.

Decision making to follow.


Decision making only:
HB 1683  RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY.                                    EDB,FIN
HB 118   RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAXES.                               EDB,FIN
HB 119   RELATING TO INCOME TAXATION.                                    EDB,FIN
HB 121   RELATING TO THE INCOME TAX.                                     EDB,FIN
HB 129   RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.                                 EDB,FIN
HB 188   RELATING TO TAXATION.                                           EDB,FIN
HB 190   RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.                             EDB,FIN
HB 209   RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX LAW.                         EDB,FIN
HB 231   RELATING TO TAXATION.                                           EDB,FIN

 
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HB 232   RELATING TO TAXATION.                                           EDB,FIN
HB 375   RELATING TO TAXATION.                                           EDB,FIN
HB 436   RELATING TO SOFTWARE COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN
         HAWAII.                                                         EDB,FIN
HB 466   RELATING TO A STUDY OF THREE TAX PROPOSALS.                     EDB,FIN
HB 505   RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.                           EDB,WLU,FIN
HB 613   RELATING TO INCOME TAX.                                         EDB,FIN
HB 741   RELATING TO TAXATION.                                           EDB,FIN
HB 835   RELATING TO INCOME TAX.                                         EDB,FIN
HB 838   RELATING TO LEASED EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS OF LEASED
         EMPLOYEES.                                                      EDB,FIN
HB 1360  RELATING TO INVESTMENT ATTRACTION.                              EDB,FIN
HB 139   RELATING TO FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION.                               EDB,FIN
HB 1580  RELATING TO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT.                             EDB,FIN


COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Thursday, February 18, 1999
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 312, State Capitol

AGENDA:

Decision making only:
HB 839   RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAXATION OF WASTEWATER
         LEASING.                                                        EEP,FIN
         Exempts from the general excise tax  amounts received by an operator of
         a wastewater facility from any county.
HB 1595  RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO
         ASSIST WASTE PROCESSING ENTERPRISES.                           EEP, FIN
         Authorizes the issuance  of  special  purpose  revenue  bonds to assist
         waste processing enterprises.
HB 858   RELATING TO WASTEWATER.                                         EEP,FIN
         Creates a  special  fund  for  the  board  of  certification to certify
         individuals to operate wastewater treatment plants.
HB 1277  RELATING TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES.                    EEP,FIN
         Excludes from definition of  public  utility any facility that reclaims
         wastewater provided  that  at  least  10  per  cent  of  the wastewater
         processed is used by a state or county agency.
HB 1548  RELATING TO WASTEWATER REUSE.                                   EEP,FIN
         Defines "recycled water" and  "reclaimed  water"  as water, which, as a
         result of treatment of waste,  is  suitable for a direct beneficial use
         or a controlled use  that  would  not  otherwise occur and is therefore
         considered a valuable resource.
HB 207   RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.                EEP/WLU,FIN
         Requires the preparation  of  an  environmental  assessment for actions
         which propose any use of land  when the use is subject to discretionary
         approval by a state or county agency.

 
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HB 842   RELATING TO GLASS CONTAINER RECOVERIES.                        EEP, FIN
         Exempts a  glass  container  importer  who  deals  in  glass containers
         designed to hold not more than  2  fluid  ounces of a product meant for
         human consumption from the payment of the advance glass disposal fee.


COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Thursday, February 18, 1999
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Conference Room 329, State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 1008  RELATING TO TOBACCO LIABILITY.                                 HLT, FIN
         Proposes to:  1)  require  tobacco  manufacturers  who determine not to
         enter into the November 23, 1998 "Master Settlement Agreement" with the
         State,  to  establish  a  reserve   fund   to  guarantee  a  source  of
         compensation; and 2)  prevent  such  manufacturers from deriving large,
         short-term profits, and then becoming judgement- proof.
HB 1207  RELATING TO CIGARETTE TAX.                                     HLT, FIN
         Cures a technical  defect  in  the  cigarette  and  tobacco  tax law to
         restore the tax exemption for  sales of cigarettes and tobacco products
         to the United States or any instrumentality thereof (i.e., sales to the
         military).
HB 1153  RELATING TO RETAIL LIQUOR SALES TO MINORS.                     HLT, JHA
         Allows  person  under  twenty-one  years   of  age  to  participate  in
         authorized studies or enforcement  of  statutory provisions relating to
         the sale of liquor to minors.
HB 324   RELATING TO DENTAL HYGIENISTS.                                 HLT, CPC
         Establishes the  educational  requirements  for  the  administration of
         local  anesthesia  by  dental  hygienist.    Establishes  documentation
         required for dental board  certification  of  a hygienist to administer
         anesthesia.
HB 1743  MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A DIALYSIS MACHINE FOR PATIENTS
         OF THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION RESIDING ON
         MOLOKAI.                                                       HLT, FIN
         Appropriates funds for a dialysis  machine  for Molokai patients of the
         Hawaii health system corporation.
HB 1592  MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE GENERAL ENDOWMENT OF THE
         HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION.                              HLT, FIN
         Appropriates $2,000,000 in FY  1999-2000  and  for each year thereafter
         for  the  duration  of  the  25-year  period  of  the  national tobacco
         settlement to the Hawaii health  systems corporation as an endowment to
         allow HHSC to become self-sufficient.
HB 331   RELATING TO SOCIAL WORKERS.                                    HLT, CPC
         Changes the scope  of  social  worker  licensing to include "bachelor's
         social worker."

Decision making to follow.



 
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COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

Thursday, February 18, 1999
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 309, State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 869   RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE
         ARTS.                                                       CAR,LAB,FIN
         Amends the law relating  to  the  SFCA  by  clarifying the roles of the
         commission, executive director, and  foundation  staff.  Specifies that
         agencies receiving capital  improvement  appropriations are responsible
         for calculating the 1% due  to  the  works  of  art special fund.  Adds
         remedies for noncompliance.
HB 747   RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT.                                   LAB,FIN
         Requires the 3 executive departments  selected pursuant to section 4 of
         Act  230  (1998)  to  begin  the  development  of  outcome  measures to
         facilitate the transformation of the  State's accounting system and the
         budgeting system  to  a  performance-based  budgeting  system.  Defines
         "outcome measures".
HB 1060  RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND.                       LAB,FIN
HD 1     Eliminates the  state  and  county  employer  contributions  for health
         benefits for dependents of employees  hired after the effective date of
         the bill.  Limits employer health fund benefits contributions.
HB 1041  RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND.                   LAB,FIN
         To permit the Health Fund  to  return the employees' share of insurance
         carrier refunds to beneficiaries based  on  their years of benefit plan
         participation.
HB 1048  RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND.                   LAB,FIN
         Requires State and county retired employees and their spouses to enroll
         in the federal Medicare Part B insurance program.
HB 1134  RELATING TO REINVENTING GOVERNMENT WITH VOLUNTARY
         SEPARATION INCENTIVES.                                          LAB,FIN
         To assist the public employers by  providing the legal authority to pay
         voluntary separation incentives (buyouts)  to employees who voluntarily
         elect to separate from service  as  a restructuring tool to permanently
         reduce workforce size.
HB 1126  RELATING TO FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS.                         LAB,FIN
         The purpose of  a  this  bill  is  to  require  that:  (1) all Flexible
         Spending Accounts ("FSAs")  participant contributions, interest earned,
         and forfeited participant balances be  held  in trust outside the State
         Treasury, so that the assets of the FSAs are not subject to the general
         creditors of the State and  are  held  for the exclusive benefit of the
         participants  and  the  plan;  and  (2)  any  interest  earned  on  the
         contributions and  forfeited  participant  balances  shall  be  used to
         defray the monthly participant  fees  and other administrative costs of
         the FSA Plan ("Plan")

 
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HB 1128  RELATING TO HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN STATE
         GOVERNMENT.                                                     LAB,FIN
         To: (1) provide the  Director  of  Human Resources Development with the
         authority to demonstrate  new  approaches  to  various aspects of human
         resource management within the Civil Service System.
HB 1250  RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.                              LAB,FIN
         Specifies that  the  facilitator  unit  shall  not  be administratively
         attached to, nor geographically located in, the disability compensation
         division.  Further specifies that the workers' compensation facilitator
         unit shall report directly to  the  director of the department of labor
         and industrial relations.

Decision making to follow.


Decision making only:
HB 1582  RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.                                      LAB,FIN
HB 1281  RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.                                      LAB,FIN
HB 1044  RELATING TO HEALTH BENEFITS FOR PART-TIME TEMPORARY,
         & SEASONAL OR CASUAL EMPLOYEES.                               LAB,FIN
HB 134   RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.                            LAB,JHA
HB 1335  RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FULL-FLEX CAFETERIA PLAN.        LAB,FIN
HB 102   RELATING TO WAGE PAYMENTS.                                    LAB,JHA
HB 1670  RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.                                       LAB,FIN
HB 202   RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND.                 LAB,FIN
HB 359   RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HEALTH FUND.                    LAB,FIN
HB 1100  RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INCUMBENT
         WORKER JOB TRAINING PROGRAM FOR GROWTH INDUSTRIES.            LAB,FIN
HB 1060  RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND.                 LAB,FIN
HD 1
HB 159   RELATING TO WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION.                         LAB,JHA
HB 720   RELATING TO THE HAWAII PENALTY CODE.                          LAB,JHA

 
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