HOD 02-11-02 HEARING

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Monday, February 11, 2002

1:30 p.m.

Conference Room 312; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 2209	RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. Requires an environmental assessment for actions that propose any wastewater facility, waste-to-energy facility, landfill, oil refinery, or power generating facility with development costs greater than $1,000,000; and for any development within the SMA that requires a special management area use permit.	EEP/WLU, FIN
HB 2723	RELATING TO COUNTIES. Establishes county requirements for separate collection and recycling of food waste by specified restaurants, food courts, hotels, markets, food manufacturers or processors, catering establishments, hospitals, schools, and businesses; requires inspections and dissemination of information about the requirements.	EEP, JHA, FIN
HB 2831	RELATING TO CORAL REEF PROTECTION. Creates the coral reef protection act.	EEP, JHA, FIN
HB 2659	RELATING TO CAVE PROTECTION. Protects caves as unique cultural and natural resources of the State of Hawaii.	EEP, JHA, FIN
HB 2513	RELATING TO THE REDUCTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS. Allows the Director to establish a program for the reduction of emissions of carbon dioxide, set fees and penalties for the program. Establishes a Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction Special Fund.	EEP, JHA, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Monday, February 11, 2002

2:00 p.m.

Conference Room 312; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 2238	RELATING TO THE HYDROGEN FUEL AUTHORITY. Creates the hydrogen fuel authority to be attached to the UH-Hilo to oversee the research and development of geothermal energy into hydrogen energy. Appropriates funds.	EEP/HED, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE AND COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Monday, February 11, 2002

2:00 p.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 2834	RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Establishes the Hawaii Rx Program to make prescription drugs more affordable to all residents of the State.	CPC/HLT, FIN
Decision making to follow.
CPC only:
HB 2028 (HSCR 16-02)	RELATING TO RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE SURCHARGE. Authorizes the counties to assess a rental motor vehicle surcharge of up to $5 per day.	TRN, CPC, FIN
HB 2473	RELATING TO THE UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT. Clarifies the securities laws to provide greater certainty in the capital formation process involving limited offerings. Provides a new securities exemption for foreign securities. Adds back a transactional exemption inadvertently, SLH 2000, that allows the Commissioner to exempt any transaction under chapter 91. Conforms the requirements for the registration of investment advisors with other states.	CPC, FIN
HB 2526 (HSCR 50-02)	RELATING TO WORKER'S COMPENSATION. Gives an employer reasonable time to file an injuries report that includes amounts paid as of December 31.	LAB, CPC, FIN
HB 2630 (HSCR 48-02)	RELATING TO A SEAL OF QUALITY FOR FRESH AND PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PROGRAM. Establishes the seal of quality for fresh and processed agricultural products program; establishes the Hawaii marketing alliance; establishes a special fund.	AGR, CPC, FIN
HB 2631 (HSCR 37-02)	RELATING TO MEAT GRADING. Makes various amendments to clarify the meat grading law.	AGR, CPC

Decision making to follow.

 

Decision making only (deferred on February 4, 2002):

HB 2102 RELATING TO INSURANCE LICENSES.

HB 2567 RELATING TO THE TAXATION OF MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

HB 2107 RELATING TO INSURANCE.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

Monday, February 11, 2002

2:00 p.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

AGENDA:

Decision making only:

EDN/LAB only:
HB 2036	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Provides greater autonomy to DOE in budget, facilities, and personnel management. Decentralizes certain administrative functions of DOE. Requires a percentage of GET revenues to be deposited into special fund for DOE's operating budget.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB 2037	RELATING TO EDUCATION REFORM. Sets forth governance and management structure reform provisions for the department of education.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB 2163	RELATING TO REHIRING RETIRED TEACHERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Allows the DOE to rehire teachers who have been retired for at least one year.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB 2165	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Clarifies that the Hawaii teacher standards board has sole jurisdiction over all matters concerning the issuance and revocation of teacher licenses.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB 2284	RELATING TO SCHOOL WORK FORCE ENTRY PROGRAM. Establishes the Workforce Entry Program in the Department of Education to assist students with skills necessary to find employment.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB 2557	RELATING TO REHIRING RETIRED SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. Allows retired school administrators to return as principals or vice principals without penalty to retirement benefits.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB 2851	RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD. Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to establish standards for certification of principals and vice-principals.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB 2853	RELATING TO THE SALARY STRUCTURE OF EDUCATIONAL OFFICERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Reclassifies to civil service positions and adjusts the salary structure of DOE educational officers other than teachers, principals, vice principals, district superintendents, chief deputy superintendents, and other instruction-related certificated personnel.	EDN/LAB, FIN
EDN only:
HB 2352	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Short form bill relating to education.	EDN
HB 2353	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Short form bill relating to education.	EDN
HB 2014	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.	EDN, FIN
HB 2033	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Proposes amendments to the state constitution to abolish the state board of education; require the governor to appoint a state superintendent of education; establishes 15 school complexes to be headed by chief executive officers appointed by the superintendent with the approval of the governor.	EDN, JHA, FIN
HB 2034	PROPOSING A NEW SECTION IN ARTICLE X, AND AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 16, AND ARTICLE VII, SECTION 8 OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO GIVE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GREATER AUTONOMY IN BUDGETARY MATTERS. Proposes constitutional amendments to separate the DOE budget from the Executive budget, prohibit the governor from vetoing line items in the DOE budget, and prohibit the governor from restricting appropriated funds to the DOE.	EDN, JHA, FIN
HB 1986	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Proposes amendments to article X of the state constitution to replace the state board of education with 7 district school boards; require each district school board to be composed of 3 elected and 2 appointed members; gives each district school board the power to appoint a district superintendent and to administer curriculum, budgeting, policies, procurement, capital improvements, repair and maintenance, personnel and collective bargaining within the district; retains a state school superintendent appointed by the governor to ensure statewide content and performance standards, distribution of state funds in accordance with state law, and state compliance with federal law.	EDN, JHA, FIN
HB 1987	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Enacts education reforms implementing state constitution amendments to decentralize state public school administration to the county/district level, including the appropriation of operating and capital improvement funds on a per pupil basis and a supermajority vote on legislative add-ons, and excluding principals and vice principals from collective bargaining, abolishing the cap on the number of charter schools allowed in the State, and refocusing adult education programs on core government functions.	EDN, JHA, FIN
HB 1920	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Promotes localization of education.	EDN, JHA, FIN
HB 1921	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTIONS 2 AND 3 OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO CREATE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS. Proposes a constitutional amendment that provides for seven district boards elected by the people.	EDN, JHA, FIN
HB 1875	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Proposes constitutional amendments to give the board of education exclusive jurisdiction over the internal structure, management and operation of the public school system, the power to levy taxes, and the power to incur deficits.	EDN, JHA, FIN
HB 1881	RELATING TO SCHOOL SECURITY. Requires the department of public safety rather than the department of education to carry out the initial and ongoing training of school security attendants after 6/30/02, subject to the availability of funding. Appropriates funds for the training of security attendants for school campuses.	EDN, PSM, FIN
HB 2090	RELATING TO PRINCIPALS AND VICE-PRINCIPALS. Requires newly hired principals and vice-principals to be 12-month employees. Gives current principals and vice-principals until December 30, 2002 to convert from 9-month to 12-month employee.	EDN, LAB, FIN

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Monday, February 11, 2002

Conference Room 308; State Capitol

2:00 p.m. AGENDA:

HB 1935	RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE. Amends the public procurement code relating to preferences to require the State and counties to ignore general excise and use tax amounts when evaluating bids from local companies.	FIN
HB 2023	RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS. Provides that the names and qualifications of the members of the review and selection committees are subject to public-disclosure requirements. Authorizes selection committee to add secondary selection criteria in awarding contracts.	FIN
HB 2423	RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. Ensures that public works projects will have plans or specifications prepared or supervised by a licensed design professional.	FIN
HB 2420	RELATING TO PUBLIC CONTRACTS. Amends chapters 103 and 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), to consolidate and clarify sections in the chapter, or repeal related sections of the HRS.	FIN
HB 2250	RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Requires bidder on certain public works contracts to identify the specialty contractors. Clarifies that contractors are not authorized to engage in construction activities not provided by the rules of the contractors license board.	FIN
HB 2224	RELATING TO PARENTAL PREFERENCES IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES. Requires State and counties to make annual reports to the legislature on the number and kinds of contracts, programs, or services that may show a preference for one parent over the other.	FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

3:00 p.m. AGENDA:

HB 1990	RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND. Protects the integrity of the Hawaii hurricane relief fund by ensuring that fund moneys will be used solely for protection against future covered events.	FIN
HB 1995	RELATING TO LOSS MITIGATION. Establishes a three-year pilot program to provide grants to residential property owners for installation of wind resistive devices.	FIN
HB 2222	RELATING TO HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND. Requires HHRF to develop and implement a two-year pilot program to provide grants to residential property owners for installation of HHRF-approved wind damage mitigation devices that lessen the probability of property loss from strong winds.	FIN
HB 2419	RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND. Returns Hawaii hurricane relief fund moneys to the policyholders and mortgagors, except for $100,000.	FIN
HB 2484	RELATING TO HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND. Effectuates the transfer of the balance of the Hurricane Reserve Trust Fund from the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to the general fund.	FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

3:30 p.m. AGENDA:

HB 2364	RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. Short form bill relating to government.	FIN
HB 2654	RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. Short form bill relating to government.	FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Tuesday, February 12, 2002

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Conference Room 329; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 2060	RELATING TO THE FOOD SAFETY CONSULTATIVE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM.	HLT, JHA
	Prohibits information gained from food safety consultative and education program from being used for enforcement purposes. Deletes voluntary aspects of program.
HB 2065	RELATING TO NURSES.	HLT, CPC
	Authorizes the board of nursing, rather than DCCA and the board of medical examiners, respectively, to grant prescriptive authority to APRNs and to designate formularies. Establishes an advisory committee on formularies. Deletes obsolete language.
HB 2653	RELATING TO HEALTH CARE FINANCING.	HLT, FIN
	Establishes a prescription drug plan open to any retired senior citizen. Appropriates funds.
HB 2219	RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.	HLT, JHA, FIN
	Grants DOH certain regulatory powers over tobacco and tobacco products. Requires annual reports from tobacco manufacturers regarding added constituents, toxic constituents and nicotine in tobacco products.
HB 2741	RELATING TO THE CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO TAX.	HLT, FIN
	Increases the excise tax paid by wholesalers or dealers on cigarettes and tobacco products sold or used after June 30, 2002, to 10 cents per cigarette, and to fifty percent of the wholesale price of the tobacco product.

 

 

HB 2258	RELATING TO MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY.	HLT, CPC
	Removes sunset on the marriage and family therapy law, authorizes reciprocity, repeals exemptions dealing with overlapping occupations, and repeals violations of certain ethical standards as ground for discipline.
HB 286	RELATING TO MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS. Repeals sunsetting of license requirements for marriage and family therapists.	HLT, CPC, FIN
HB 2503	RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS.	HLT, FIN
	Provides a consistent fee structure for permits relating to burial and disinterment (sic) administered by the DOH. Provides funds to help automate the process of registering death events.
HB 2506	RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS.	HLT, FIN
	Provides a more streamlined, efficient and convenient process for registering and recording births and deaths occurring in the State.
HB 2505	RELATING TO BIRTH DEFECTS.	HLT, FIN
	Establishes a Birth Defects Program in the DOH. Allows DOH to collect data on birth defects and other adverse reproductive outcomes, and to provide information to families and health care providers about health and early intervention services. Establishes a Birth Defects Special Fund to pay for operating expenses of the Birth Defects Program.
HB 2518	RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.	HLT, FIN
	Authorizes the Department of Health (DOH) to assist in the implementation of a statewide poision (sic) information program.

 

 

HB 2523	RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.	HLT, FIN
	Authorizes the Department of Health (DOH) to implement and maintain a trauma registry for the collection of information concerning the treatment of critical trauma patients at state-designated trauma centers, and administer a system for the management of that information.
HB 2709	RELATING TO HEALTH.	HLT, FIN
	Determines how monies in the hospital and medical facilities special fund are expended. Limits amount to be spent on education. Returns amounts in excess of $___ to general fund annually. Clarifies that DOH administrative penalties are to be deposited to the general fund.
HB 1359	RELATING TO ELDERLY AFFAIRS. Short form bill relating to elderly affairs.	HLT

Decision making to follow.

 

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND CULTURE AND COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

Tuesday, February 12, 2002

8:30 a.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

AGENDA:

TAC/LAB only:

HB 2195	RELATING TO HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Limits to department head salary level, the amount used for ERS calculations of the average final compensation retroactive to 1/18/02.			TAC/LAB, FIN
Decision making to follow.
TAC only:
HB 2192		RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Increases number of voting public board members from 10 to 12 by adding 1 new voting public member and authorizing the existing public, nonvoting member to vote.		TAC, FIN
HB 2456		RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Increases the number of voting public members of the Hawaii Tourism Authority from ten to twelve.		TAC, FIN
HB 2251		RELATING TO TOURISM. Repeals redundant tourism laws and assigns key duties of the office of tourism to the Hawaii Tourism Authority.		TAC, FIN
HB 2486		RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Reallocates a percentage of the Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) from the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) to the general fund.		TAC, FIN
HB 2193		RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Requires operators and plan managers to include data on hotel room rates and occupancy with their monthly TAT remittances to Department of Taxation. Requires Department of Taxation to transmit the data to the Hawaii Tourism Authority.		TAC, FIN
HB 2757		RELATING TO TOURISM. Requires amounts of Hawaii Tourism Authority's tourism product enrichment and diversification grants to be awarded to counties as follows: 14.5% to Kauai, 18.6% to Hawaii, 22.8% to Maui, and 44.1% to Honolulu. Empowers county mayors to determine program administration, project feasibility, and post-event analysis.		TAC, FIN
HB 2127		RELATING TO THE CONVENTION CENTER. Assigns responsibility to market, operate, manage, and maintain the Hawaii convention center facility to the Hawaii Tourism Authority and establishes a Hawaii convention center enterprise special fund and a convention center facility reserve special fund. Appropriates funds.		TAC, FIN
HB 2451		RELATING TO THE CONVENTION CENTER. Assigns the responsibility to market, operate, manage, and maintain the Hawaii Convention Center Facility to the HTA including the establishment of the Hawaii Convention Center Enterprise Special Fund and the Convention Center Facility Reserve Special Fund.		TAC, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Tuesday, February 12, 2002

8:30 a.m.

Conference Room 312; State Capitol

AGENDA:

Decision making only:

HB 2731	RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR CENTRAL OAHU RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL FACILITY, INC. Authorizes issuance of $25,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds for Central Oahu Recycling and Disposal Facility, Inc.	EEP, FIN
HB 2516	RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM FINANCING. Expands the categories of parties eligible for loans from the Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Fund and the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Programs.	EEP, FIN
HB 2838	RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL ROYALTIES. Allocates funds from geothermal royalties to DBEDT instead of DLNR Land Division.	EEP, FIN
HB 2236	RELATING TO A GEOTHERMAL-TO-HYDROGEN TAX CREDIT. Provides for a tax credit of 20 percent of the total cost of the geothermal-to-hydrogen system erected or placed in service after December 31, 2002, and before December 31, 2010.	EEP, FIN
HB 2237	RELATING TO A HYDROELECTRIC TAX CREDIT. Provides for a tax credit of 20 percent of the total cost of a hydroelectric system erected and placed in service after December 31, 2002 and before December 31, 2010.	EEP, FIN
HB 2044	RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Exempts contracts by government bodies from the procurement code to procure goods, services, or construction for the operation of an electric utility owned or operated by any county with a population under 100,000.	EEP, FIN
HB 2045	RELATING TO REVENUE BONDS. 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.	EEP, FIN
HB 2660	RELATING TO ELECTRIC UTILITIES. Imposes a    year moratorium on the practice of an electric utility charging standby charges and offering customer retention discounts for customer self-generation and distributed energy resources.	EEP, CPC, FIN

 

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Tuesday, February 12, 2002

9:00 a.m.

Conference Room 312; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 2731	RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR CENTRAL OAHU RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL FACILITY, INC. Authorizes issuance of $25,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds for Central Oahu Recycling and Disposal Facility, Inc.	EEP, FIN
HB 2212	RELATING TO ALIEN INVASIVE SPECIES. Establishes a state invasive species administrator/coordinator and authorizes the departments of agriculture, health, and land and natural resources to enter private property for the purpose of controlling or eradicating alien invasive species.	EEP/ JHA, FIN
HB 2261	RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. Prohibits agencies from interfering with efforts to prevent the introduction of or to eradicate invasive species.	EEP, FIN
HB 2262	RELATING TO THE IMPORTATION OF BIRDS. Requires birds to be quarantined for at least ten days and found free of the West Nile virus before being imported into Hawaii.	EEP, FIN
HB 2667	RELATING TO INVASIVE AQUATIC ORGANISMS. Provides an appropriation for one position in the division of aquatic resources to develop a comprehensive plan to prevent the intentional introduction of potentially invasive aquatic organisms into the State.	EEP, FIN
HB 2001	RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION TAX CREDIT. Allows the energy conservation tax credit to be taken in 5 equal amounts in 5 successive years.	EEP, FIN
HB 2184	RELATING TO ENERGY. Authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds to finance the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, installation, and improvement of solar energy, energy conservation, and renewable energy facilities and equipment for various agencies, departments, and enterprises of the State.	EEP, FIN
HB 2186	RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Creates the Hawaii residential solar hot water heater loan revolving fund to make loans to homeowners to finance the acquisition and installation of residential solar hot water heaters.	EEP, FIN
HB 2188	RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Allows the DBEDT to guarantee up to 90% of the principal balance of a loan, plus interest due thereon, made to a qualified homeowner for the acquisition and installation of a residential solar hot water heater.	EEP, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS CONCERNS

Tuesday, February 12, 2002

9:00 a.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 1966	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. Requires successor employers to retain incumbent employees upon the divestiture, sale, or acquisition of a business.	LAB/EDB, FIN
HB 2641	RELATING TO RESTRICTIVE EMPLOYMENT COVENANTS OR AGREEMENTS. Voids restrictive covenants or agreements between employees and employers in cases where the employee is or will be engaged in or employed by a technology business.	LAB/EDB, CPC
HB 2750	RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS. Provides direct temporary economic relief for a period of two years by allowing private employers the flexibility to implement up to a 60/40 cost sharing for their employees’ health insurance premiums. Sets the maximum employee contribution at forty per cent of the total premium.	LAB/EDB, CPC, FIN
HB 2835	RELATING TO MANDATED HEALTH COVERAGE REVIEW. Creates a mandated health insurance service review panel to assess social, medical, and financial impacts of mandated health insurance coverage. Repeals the state auditor's duty to review such proposals.	LAB/EDB, CPC, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

Decision making only (deferred on February 1, 2002):

HB 1795

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATIONS. Exempts from the GET, amounts paid to a professional employment organization on behalf of employees hired by a client company.

EDB/LAB, FIN

 

COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Tuesday, February 12, 2002

10:00 a.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 2615	RELATING TO COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH COVERAGE. Establishes a system of comprehensive health coverage that allows workers' compensation, medical insurance, and no-fault personal injury protection coverages to use a single fee schedule and deliver services through managed care. Also establishes a pilot program for state and county employees to be administered by the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund.	LAB, CPC, FIN
HCR 16	RELATING TO THE BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION PLANS AND THE COSTS THEREOF.	LAB, FIN
HCR 29	REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE THE HAWAII PREPAID HEALTH ACT, CHAPTER 393, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.	Pending Referral

Decision making to follow.

 

Decision making only:

LAB/PSM only:

HB 1772	RELATING TO RESIDENCY OF POLICE OFFICER APPLICANTS. Allows police office applicants to be nonresidents upon application but requires them to establish residency upon employment.	LAB/PSM, FIN
HB 1899	RELATING TO LEAVES OF ABSENCE. Re-enacts leaves of absence law relating to the pay of officers and employees on active military service and nonforfeiture for absence.	LAB/PSM, FIN
HB 2228	RELATING TO PENSION AND RETIREMENT SYSTEMS. Provides that if a firefighter retires because of a service-connected disability pursuant to section 88-79 and the former firefighter subsequently returns to service in any position other than a firefighter, the member's retirement allowance shall be two and one-half per cent of the member's average final compensation for each year of credited service as a firefighter.	LAB, FIN
HB 2527	RELATING TO SAFETY INSPECTION FREQUENCIES FOR REGULATED EQUIPMENT. Allows the Department to set reinspection frequencies of boilers and pressure systems and elevators and kindred equipment based on safety considerations.	LAB, FIN
HB 2809	RELATING TO LEAVES OF ABSENCE. Provides that a written designation of beneficiary for earned and unpaid wages is void if the beneficiary predeceases the employee, if employee and beneficiary divorce, if unmarried employee subsequently marries, or if employee enters into or terminates a reciprocal beneficiary relationship.	LAB, FIN
HB 2076	RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Deems treatment appointments to be periods of temporary partial disability	LAB, CPC, FIN
HB 2077	RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Authorizes employees to appeal a decision for which the employer pays for costs of the proceedings if the employer loses.	LAB, CPC, FIN
HB 2525	RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS. Maintains a fair public works bidding process by clarifying that the provisions of chapter 104 apply regardless of whether prevailing wage, overtime, and other requirements are stated in a contract or specifications, and that omission from a contract cannot be used as a defense by a contractor who is found in violation.	LAB, FIN
HB 2805	RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. Provides for the regulation of privatization contracts, including providing for a review of contract costs, monitoring and enforcement of privatization services, and public access to information. Requires annual reports to include an evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of services provided.	LAB, JHA, FIN
HB 1843	RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. Reinstates binding arbitration for bargaining unit 9 (registered professional nurses).	LAB, FIN
HB 1968	RELATING TO SERVICE EMPLOYEES. Amends current labor laws to provide comparable wages and benefits for service employees. Allows contracted employees to organize. Repeals section 103-55, Hawaii Revised Statutes.	LAB, FIN
HB 2075	RELATING TO SICK LEAVE. Requires an employer who provides sick leave to permit an employee to use not more than 10 days per year of their accrued and available sick leave to attend to their child, parent, spouse, or reciprocal beneficiary with a serious health condition. Prohibits an employer from denying the use of sick leave, discharging, demoting, suspending, or discriminating in the terms and conditions of employment against an employee for using or attempting to exercise the right to use sick leave to attend to a child, parent, spouse, or reciprocal beneficiary with a serious health condition.	LAB, FIN
HB 2275	RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Restricts the repricing of classes to bargaining units containing civil service personnel.	LAB, FIN
HB 2276	RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Allows parties to agree that non-cost items are valid and enforceable. Sets forth when terms of the collective bargaining agreement take precedence.	LAB, FIN
HB 2278	RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Allows longer than a ten-day advance notice of intent to strike to be given to an employer.	LAB, FIN
HB 2329	RELATING TO MANAGED COMPETITION. Adds definition of managed competition process.	LAB, FIN
HB 2401	RELATING TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Allows trustees of OHA to participate in and receive the same retirement benefits as other state elected officials.	LAB, JHA, FIN
HB 2457	RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Amends various statutory provisions to simplify and facilitate the administration and processing of pension benefits.	LAB, FIN
HB 2460	RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Amends the amount that the State and each county shall contribute to the Employees' Retirement System.	LAB, FIN

Decision making only:

HB 1772 (deferred on February 1, 2002)

HB 1899 (deferred on February 1, 2002)

HB 2228 (deferred on February 5, 2002)

HB 2527 (deferred on February 5, 2002)

HB 2809 (deferred on February 5, 2002)

HB 2076 (deferred on February 8, 2002)

HB 2077 (deferred on February 8, 2002)

HB 2525 (deferred on February 8, 2002)

HB 2805 (deferred on February 8, 2002)

HB 1843 (deferred on February 9, 2002)

HB 1968 (deferred on February 9, 2002)

HB 2075 (deferred on February 9, 2002)

HB 2275 (deferred on February 9, 2002)

HB 2276 (deferred on February 9, 2002)

HB 2278 (deferred on February 9, 2002)

HB 2329 (deferred on February 9, 2002)

HB 2401 (deferred on February 9, 2002)

HB 2457 (deferred on February 9, 2002)

HB 2460 (deferred on February 9, 2002)

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Tuesday, February 12, 2002

11:00 a.m.

Conference Room 312; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 2190

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES FUNDING. Earmarks a portion of the airport landing fees and the harbor port entry, dockage, and wharfage fees for invasive species control and prevention. Sets invasive species as the first priority for the disbursement of the conveyance taxes deposited into the natural area reserve fund.

EEP/TRN, FIN

Decision making to follow.