COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Tuesday, March 19, 2002
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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EDN/LAB only: |
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SB 2012 SD1 (SSCR 2554) |
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 |
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SB 2055 SD2 (SSCR 2794) |
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 |
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SB 2512 SD2 (SSCR 2703) |
RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. Changes per-pupil funding allocation; provides for probationary status, tenure, and seniority comparable to other DOE teachers.
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EDN/LAB, FIN |
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HED/EDN only: |
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SB 2816 SD2 (SSCR 2577) |
RELATING TO STUDENT LOANS FOR TEACHERS. Creates a loan forgiveness program for a person who completes a state-approved teacher education program in Hawaii and who teaches in the Hawaii public school system for a minimum of 6 consecutive years Appropriates an unspecified sum for fiscal year 2002-2003. |
HED/EDN, FIN |
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SB 2099 SD1 (SSCR 2561) |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Establishes an interagency working group within the UOH to develop a comprehensive, linked preschool to graduate school (P-20) student database for Hawaii. Appropriates funds. |
HED/EDN, FIN |
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SB 2060 SD1 (SSCR 2700) |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Promotes the development of educational materials as an industry in Hawaii. |
EDN/HED, FIN |
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EDN only: |
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SB 2102 SD1 (SSCR 2752) |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Replaces the current board of education with district boards of education and a statewide board of education. |
EDN, JHA, FIN |
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SB 3018 SD1 (SSCR 2708) |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Provides companion statutory changes for the Constitutional Amendments in Senate Bill No. 2102, S.D.1, by: creating seven educational districts. |
EDN, JHA, FIN |
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SB 2969 SD2 (SSCR 2828) |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Provides several provisions to improve accountability, performance, efficiency, and effectiveness of the department of education and its services for students in need of health services. |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 2097 SD2 (SSCR 2792) |
RELATING TO FEDERAL IMPACT AID. Amends section 40-89 to require roll-over of federal impact aid and US department of defense funds into current fiscal year accounts; amends section 302A-1401 to require legislative appropriation of all federal Department of Defense and impact aid funds; requires semiannual reports of the amounts received and expenditures made from these federal funds within each fiscal year to be submitted by DOE to the legislature; repeals section 29-25. |
EDN, FIN |
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For the purposes of receiving testimony and discussion, the committee will be conducting a hearing on the following three bills (which reflects the deletion of its current contents and insertion of new language) in a proposed amended form, as noted below. A copy of the bills in proposed amended form will be available in Room 420. |
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SB 2035 (SSCR 2556) PROPOSED HD1 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Repeals Hawaii Revised Statues Section 302A-624(e). |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 2926 SD1 (SSCR 2706) PROPOSED HD1 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires the department of education to conduct a comprehensive occupational validation study of its educational officers. |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 2036 SD1 (SSCR 2751) PROPOSED HD1 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes alternative funding methodologies for new century conversion charter schools utilizing historical allocations. |
EDN, FIN |
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Decision making only: |
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SB 2068 SD2 (SSCR 2645) |
RELATING TO SCHOOL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Provides funds for a position in the department of accounting and general services to coordinate public and private efforts to repair and maintain public schools. |
EDN, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Tuesday, March 19, 2002
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 2445 SD1 (SSCR 2816) |
RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS. Amends Sunshine Law to include telephonic meetings. |
JHA, FIN |
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SB 720 SD2, HD1 (HSCR 879-02) |
RELATING TO PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION BY PUBLIC ENTITIES TOWARDS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. Expands the protection against discrimination by the State against a person with disabilities and expands the coverage to include counties. |
HLT, JHA, FIN |
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SB 2909 SD1, HD1 (HSCR 711-02) |
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; authorizes a county to assess a surcharge; allows a county to request an exemption if DOH determines county recycling service is not available. |
EEP, JHA, FIN |
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SB 2062 SD1 (SSCR 2467) |
RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY. Requires veterinarians and allows the public to report known or suspected cases of animal cruelty to a humane society or law enforcement. Provides for immunity from civil liability for reports made in good faith. |
JHA |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING AND COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 2026 SD1 (SSCR 2588) |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR INCREASED MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT. Appropriates $_____ to DHS for FY 2002-2003 to increase Medicaid reimbursement rate to hospitals and physicians to cover medical services in Medicaid fee-for-service program; and to increase QUEST capitation payments to cover medical services to QUEST participants. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
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SB 2027 SD1 (SSCR 2711) |
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Creates special fund to hold Medicaid prescription drug rebates to State, Creates an expansion of the medicaid eligibility for prescription drugs; appropriate funds for the expansion program. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
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SB 2039 SD2 (SSCR 2756) |
RELATING TO VISITATION. Affirms sibling visitation rights and establishes procedures for enforcement and visitation. |
HSH/HLT, JHA |
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SB 2140 (SSCR 2591) |
RELATING TO PRESUMPTIVE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN. Requires the department of human services to provide presumptive Medicaid or QUEST coverage to certain pregnant women. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
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SB 2498 SD2 (SSCR 2782) |
RELATING TO SOCIAL WORK. Establishes a three-tiered social worker licensing scheme for social workers with bachelor's and master's degrees and clinical social workers. Clarifies the scope of social work practice and licensure exemptions. |
HSH/HLT, CPC |
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HSH only: |
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SB 2139 SD1 (SSCR 2799) |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PRESCHOOLS OPEN DOORS PROGRAM. Appropriates an unspecified amount for the Preschools Open Doors Program. |
HSH, FIN |
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SB 2704 SD1 (SSCR 2491) |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Streamlines the state public housing eviction process without impairing the tenant's due process rights. |
HSH, JHA |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND USE AND COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS CONCERNS AND COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND CULTURE AND COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
8:00 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 2613 SD2 (SSCR 2814) |
RELATING TO FISHING RIGHTS AND REGULATIONS. Prohibits feeding of sharks as part of a commercial activity; effective 7/1/2050. |
WLU/EDB |
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SB 2890 SD2 (SSCR 2783) |
RELATING TO TIME SHARING PLANS. Allows time sharing units and plans on property in a county with a population in excess of 500,000, where an existing hotel is a valid non-conforming use under county ordinance; provided that hotel has at least sixty units and forty per cent are available for sale as residential apartments. |
WLU/TAC, CPC |
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SB 2242 SD1 (SSCR 2536) |
RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND LEASES. Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to extend an agricultural lessee's lease to amortize the lessee-financed improvements made to the land and to allow a lessee undergoing economic hardship a lease extension. |
WLU/AGR, FIN |
For the purposes of receiving testimony and discussion, the committee will be conducting a public hearing on the following bill (which reflects its current contents and insertion of new language in a proposed amended form:
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SB 2007 SD2 (SSCR 2768) |
RELATING TO LAND USE. Authorized counties to permit home occupations in the agricultural district without requiring a special permit; defines "home occupation". |
WLU/AGR, FIN |
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Proposed HD1 SB 2007 SD2 |
Adds: Establishes standards and criteria and process for identification of important agricultural lands; provides a one-time process to reclassify lands of low agricultural resource value to the rural land use district and amends the permissible uses with the rural land use district. |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
8:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 2184 SD1 (SSCR 2533) |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Appropriates an unspecified amount for continued agricultural research and development and development of the agribusiness incubator initiative. |
AGR, FIN |
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SB 2228 SD1 (SSCR 2534) |
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES. Authorizes $2,300,000 in special purpose revenue bonds for purchase of a sugar and molasses terminal facility at Nawiliwili, Kauai. |
AGR, FIN |
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SB 2245 SD2 (SSCR 2537) |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE AGRICULTURAL WATER USE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN. Appropriates funds to the department of agriculture to draft the state agricultural water use and development plan with assistance from the commission on water resource management. |
AGR/WLU, FIN |
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SB 2518 SD1 (SSCR 2449) |
RELATING TO MEASUREMENT STANDARDS. Requires that items represented to be "koa" wood actually contain Acacia koa wood. |
AGR, CPC |
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SB 3038 SD2 (SSCR 2543) |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AN APICULTURE PROGRAM. Appropriates funds for an apiculture (bee-keeping) program. |
AGR, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
9:00 am
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 2077 |
RELATING TO PHOTO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. |
TRN,FIN |
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SD1 (SSCR 2646) |
Repeals photo traffic enforcement law and related amendments to Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
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SB 2310 SD1 (SSCR 2771) |
RELATING TO VEHICLE REGISTRATION. Exempts motorcycles from reconstructed vehicle law. Defines "vehicle identification number" in chapter 286, HRS, to mean either the federal vehicle identification number or a number assigned by the county director of finance to a custom motorcycle that meets certain requirements. |
TRN, JHA, FIN |
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SB 2320 (SSCR 2772) |
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Amends law to require heavy commercial vehicles to be inspected once every year, rather than every six months. |
TRN, FIN |
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SB 2601 SD2 (SSCR 2735) |
RELATING TO PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION. Authorizes use of mobility devices. Defines term.
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TRN, FIN |
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SB 2628 SD2 (SSCR 2766) |
RELATING TO THE USE OF INTOXICANTS. Applies repeat intoxicated driver provisions to persons with prior drug enforcement contacts; clarifies that a respondent who refused to be tested or a minor respondent shall not be issued a conditional permit; clarifies administrative hearing procedure. Requires law enforcement officer to read and the person to sign a form for implied consent; effective 10/1/2050. |
TRN, JHA |
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SB 2842 SD2 (SSCR 2810) |
RELATING TO CONCESSIONS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. Extends sunset provision of governor's emergency powers act. |
TRN, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND USE
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
10:30 a.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
For the purposes of receiving testimony and discussion, the committee will be conducting a public hearing on the following bill (which reflects its current contents and insertion of new language in a proposed amended form):
SB 1280 SD1 RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS. WLU, FIN
(SSCR 2831) Requires an investigation by the Senate Economic
Development and Technology Committee of the
Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation.
PROPOSED
SB 1280 SD1,
HD1 ADD:
Implements a 35% increase in boating moorage fees
beginning 7/1/02 with annual 5% increases through
7/1/06, and by administrative rule beginning 7/1/07.
Authorizes an adjustment to moorage fees for
commercial boats.
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
11:30 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 3028 SD1 (SSCR 2740) |
RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF WARRANTORS OF VEHICLE PROTECTION PRODUCTS. Regulates warrantors of vehicle protection products. |
TRN/CPC, FIN |
Decision making to follow.