OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
TWENTY-FIRST STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 3
7th LEGISLATIVE DAY-JANUARY 28, 2002
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Committee Abbreviations:
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AGR - Agriculture |
HSH - Human Services and Housing |
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CPC - Consumer Protection and Commerce |
JHA - Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs |
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EDB - Economic Development and |
LAB - Labor and Public Employment |
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Business Concerns |
LMG - Legislative Management |
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EDN - Education |
PSM - Public Safety and Military Affairs |
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EEP - Energy and Environmental Protection |
TAC - Tourism and Culture |
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FIN - Finance |
TRN - Transportation |
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HED - Higher Education |
WLU - Water and Land Use |
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HLT - Health |
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HOUSE BILLS |
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Committee |
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REFERRAL |
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1840 |
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. Prohibits campaign contributions from staff persons to legislators or county council members; prohibits solicitation of campaign contributions by legislators or county council members from staff persons. |
LMG, JHA |
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1841 |
RELATING TO PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. Forbids discrimination against physicians and surgeons based on their collaboration with other licensed health care providers. |
CPC/JHA |
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1842 |
RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY. Redefines pharmacy to include a wide range of activities. |
CPC |
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1843 |
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. Reinstates binding arbitration for bargaining unit 9 (registered professional nurses). |
LAB, FIN |
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1844 |
RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. Repeals the Traffic Enforcement Demonstration Project. |
TRN, JHA, FIN |
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1845 |
RELATING TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. Limits compensation method to pilot project contractors. |
TRN, JHA, FIN |
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1846 |
RELATING TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS. Calls for violations of Traffic Enforcement Demonstration Project to not be treated as moving violations. |
TRN, JHA, FIN |
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1847 |
RELATING TO TRAFFIC CAMERAS. Requires county approval of department contracts before traffic enforcement programs can operate within counties. |
TRN, JHA, FIN |
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1848 |
RELATING TO TRAFFIC. Calls for lengthening of traffic light changes and adoption of speed limit recommendations from the engineering study. |
TRN, JHA, FIN |
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1849 |
RELATING TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. Repeals the speed limit enforcement portion of the traffic enforcement demonstration project. |
TRN, JHA, FIN |
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1850 |
RELATING TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. Limits project to counties with populations over 500,000. |
TRN, JHA, FIN |
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1851 |
RELATING TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. Requires the traffic enforcement demonstration project to take clear photos of the operators of motor vehicles, thereby positively identifying the operators, before issuing citations. |
TRN, JHA, FIN |
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1852 |
RELATING TO PROHIBITING THE USE OF AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT DEVICES TO DETECT VIOLATIONS OF TRAFFIC REGULATIONS EXCEPT IN SPECIFIC AREAS. Prohibits the use of automated enforcement devices to detect violations of traffic regulations except in specified areas. |
TRN, JHA, FIN |
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1853 |
RELATING TO A TEN MILE PER HOUR TOLERANCE ALLOWED FOR SPEED LIMITS. Allows for exceeding the current speed limits by up to ten miles per hour. |
TRN, JHA, FIN |
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1854 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PRESCHOOLS OPEN DOORS PROGRAM. Appropriates $5,000,000 for the Preschools Open Doors Program. |
HSH, FIN |
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1855 |
RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. Makes the State liable for damages for injuries resulting from motor vehicle accidents, involving employees and volunteers of nonprofit entities providing health and human services under contract with the State, occurring in the course of providing services. |
CPC, JHA, FIN |
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1856 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR RESPITE CARE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. Appropriates funds for respite care services for families of individuals with special needs. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
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1857 |
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL, AND DRUG ABUSE. Requires mental illness benefits to be provided to minors to same as extent as to adults; prohibits rate discrimination for minors; defines a minor; adds major depression to definition of serious mental illness as applied to minors; requires treatment as clinically necessary for minors for serious mental illness and alcohol and drug dependence benefits; repeals sunset of definition of "serious mental illness". |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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1858 |
RELATING TO BEFORE-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND WEEKEND PROGRAMS. Establishes a dedicated source of funding for before-school, after-school and weekend programs. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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1859 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR BEFORE-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND WEEKEND PROGRAMS. Appropriates funds for before-school, after-school and weekend programs. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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1860 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PARENT-COMMUNITY NETWORKING CENTER PROGRAMS. Appropriates funds for the establishment of new parent-community networking centers and for the further development of existing centers. |
EDN, FIN |
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1861 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FAMILIES FOR RESOURCES FOR EARLY ACCESS TO LEARNING. Appropriates funds for Families for Resources for Early Access to Learning (R.E.A.L.). |
EDN, FIN |
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1862 |
RELATING TO RESPITE SERVICES. Establishes the Hawaii respite services trust fund to provide funding for grants to caregivers for respite services. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
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1863 |
RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION. Establishes guidelines for the court in determining release of information related to cases involving a missing child. |
JHA |
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1864 |
RELATING TO VISITATION. Affirms sibling visitation rights and establishes procedures for enforcement and visitation. Establishes a rebuttable presumption in cases of the adoption of orphaned children that sibling visitation is in the best interests of the child. |
JHA |
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1865 |
RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. Authorizes family court to issue orders relevant to the liberty and support of either party or a party's child when issuing a protective order. |
JHA |
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1866 |
RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE. Appropriates funds for the department of human services open doors program to provide assistance grants to persons who are unable to continue the payment of tuition or fees, or both, for early childhood education and care because of economic hardship. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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1867 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HEALTH CARE FOR THE UNINSURED. Appropriates $1.5 million for 2-to-1 federal match to expand eligibility for the children's health insurance program to 300% of poverty level. Appropriates $500,000 for a 9-to-1 federal match to continue lost TANF health benefits under QUEST. Appropriates $1.2 million to community health centers. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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1868 |
RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF INTRAFAMILIAL CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. Establishes a dedicated source of funding and appropriates funds for the treatment of intrafamilial child sexual abuse. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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1869 |
RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT. Requires a qualified medical facility selected by the director of human services to provide direct medical consultation to the child protective services agency regarding cases of reported child abuse or neglect that are under investigation by that agency. Appropriates funds. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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1870 |
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. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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1871 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH THE REHABILITATION OF YOUTH GANG MEMBERS. Appropriates $400,000 to be expended by the department of human services to implement a youth gang rehabilitation program applying the redirectional method. |
HSH, FIN |
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1872 |
RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION. Expands the membership of the child protective review panel to include two community members who are active in the systemic reform of the child protection system. Clarifies the definition of "serious abuse" to include cases of missing children. |
HSH, JHA |
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1873 |
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY. Creates informal public-private technology development working group to develop an approach to increase greater private sector involvement in future initiatives to expand technology development in Hawaii. Report to governor/legislature by 2003 regular session. Repealed 6/30/2003. |
EDN/EDB, FIN |
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1874 |
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 2, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO ALLOW THE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO VOTE. Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to allow the student member of the board of education to vote, except on issues pertaining to personnel or fiscal matters. |
EDN, JHA, FIN |
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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 |
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1876 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Prohibits the DOE from knowingly requiring or allowing a teacher to instruct students in content areas that the teacher has no demonstrable knowledge or demonstrated competence, or both, as determined by the Hawaii teacher standards board. |
EDN, LAB, FIN |
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1877 |
RELATING TO TEACHER EDUCATION. Authorizes the department of education to fully reimburse the tuition of college of education graduates who teach in the public schools for at least 6 years. |
EDN, FIN |
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1878 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes the Hawaii state student council, with student representatives from each departmental school district; and requires the council to determine whether to select the student member of the BOE or to run an election to select the individual. |
EDN, FIN |
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1879 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Appropriates funds to the department of education for classroom materials, building upkeep, and maintenance. |
EDN, FIN |
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1880 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Appropriates funds for hiring counselors and college counselors at the public schools based on student population. |
EDN, FIN |
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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 |
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1882 |
RELATING TO VOTER EDUCATION MONTH. Declares every September as voter education month. |
JHA |
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1883 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Changes minimum age requirement for kindergarten entrance to October 1 for 2003-2004 school year and July 1 for 2004-2005 school year. |
EDN, FIN |
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1884 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires public high schools to begin classes at a later starting time. |
EDN, FIN |
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1885 |
RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY. Allows the department of education to establish a school safety manager program to employ up to 100% full-time equivalent retired police officers and law enforcement officers in school safety manager positions without affecting retirement benefits. |
EDN, LAB, FIN |
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1886 |
RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY. Allows the department of education to hire qualified retired police officers as security personnel on a full-time, contractual basis, so as not to impair any existing retirement benefits. |
EDN, LAB, FIN |
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1887 |
RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY. Authorizes the superintendent of education to establish a special investigative unit to investigate workplace safety incidents. |
EDN, LAB, JHA, FIN |
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1888 |
RELATING TO LIQUOR AND TOBACCO. Replaces existing county liquor commissions with a statewide commission and gives commission jurisdiction over licensure of retail sales of tobacco. |
CPC/JHA, FIN |
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1889 |
RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Creates statewide licensure mechanism for retail tobacco sales that provides for licensing retail tobacco vendors, inspections and enforcement, adjudication of fines and penalties, training and education for retail merchants and public awareness of the State's statute governing the sale of tobacco to minors. |
CPC/JHA, FIN |
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1890 |
RELATING TO TOBACCO SALES TO MINORS. Substitutes "entity" for "person" relating to a negligent violation of selling a tobacco product to a minor. Defines "entity." Clarifies fine of $500 for first offense is a mandatory minimum. Increases fine on minors from $10 to $50 for first offense and from $50 to $100 for subsequent offenses. |
CPC/JHA, FIN |
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1891 |
RELATING TO THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT MONEYS. Increases the portion of tobacco settlement moneys going into the Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund and decreases the portion going to the emergency and budget reserve fund. |
HLT, FIN |
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1892 |
RELATING TO HEALTH BENEFITS. Short form bill relating to health benefits. |
LAB |
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1893 |
RELATING TO LABOR. Short form bill relating to labor. |
LAB |
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1894 |
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. Short form bill relating to government. |
LAB |
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1895 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. Short form bill relating to public employment. |
LAB |
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1896 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. Short form bill relating to public employment. |
LAB |
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1897 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII PORT AUTHORITY. Establishes Hawaii port authority for all highways and roads, harbors, and airports in the State. Directs the authority, in consultation with other affected state agencies, to propose specific actions to be taken for transition to the authority. |
TRN, FIN |
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1898 |
RELATING TO COUNTY ZONING. Requires counties to prohibit by ordinance the raising, breeding, or keeping of fowl in residential areas. |
WLU, JHA |
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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 |
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1900 |
RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. Requires premises licensed to sell intoxicating liquor to post warning statements regarding the possible effects of drinking alcohol while pregnant. |
HLT, CPC |
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1901 |
RELATING TO HIV TESTING FOR SEXUAL OFFENSES. Allows for court order to provide for HIV testing of those charged with sexual assault, child abuse, and incest. Mandates HIV testing of those convicted of sexual assault, child abuse, and incest. |
HLT, JHA |
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1902 |
RELATING TO RESEARCH AND BIOREMEDIATION OF MATERIAL DREDGED FROM STATEWIDE WATERWAYS. Appropriates funds for additional research and bench scale testing of material dredged from the Ala Wai canal and other waterways statewide; authorizes GO bonds for design and construction of a pilot bioremediation facility. |
EEP, FIN |
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1903 |
RELATING TO OSTEOPOROSIS. Establishes an osteoporosis prevention and treatment education program within the University of Hawaii to be operated with private funding. |
HED, HLT, FIN |
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1904 |
RELATING TO TOWING. Gives owners of towed vehicles the option to pay towing fees by cash, credit card, or automated teller machine if such a machine is located on the premises. |
TRN, JHA |
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1905 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR BEFORE-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND WEEKEND PROGRAMS. Appropriates funds for before-school, after-school, and weekend programs. |
HSH, FIN |
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1906 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PRESCHOOLS OPEN DOORS PROGRAM. Appropriates $5,000,000 for the Preschools Open Doors Program. |
HSH, FIN |
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1907 |
RELATING TO NON-SCHOOL HOUR PROGRAMS. Establishes special fund for after-school, weekend, spring break, winter break, and intersession programs. |
EDN, FIN |
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1908 |
RELATING TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH. Establishes a dedicated source of funding for before-school, after-school, weekend, spring break, winter break, and intersession programs. |
HSH, FIN |
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1909 |
RELATING TO THE EXCLUSION OF PROCEEDS FROM THE MANUFACTURE, PACKAGING, AND SALE OF FOOD FROM GENERAL EXCISE TAX LIABILITY. This Act seeks to exclude proceeds from the manufacture, packaging, and sale of food from general excise tax liability. |
FIN |
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1910 |
RELATING TO THE EXCLUSION OF PROCEEDS FROM THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS FROM THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. This Act seeks to exclude proceeds from the provision of medical services and medical products from general excise tax liability. |
FIN |
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1911 |
RELATING TO THE EXCLUSION OF RESIDENTIAL RENT FROM GENERAL EXCISE TAX LIABILITY. Excludes proceeds from residential rent from general excise tax liability. Effective from January 1, 2003. |
FIN |
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1912 |
RELATING TO REQUIRING LANDLORDS TO ITEMIZE GENERAL EXCISE TAX AMOUNT ON RECEIPT OF RENTS PAID. A bill to require landlords to disclose general excise tax amount to tenants. |
FIN |
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1913 |
RELATING TO PROVIDING A PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAY. Provides for a payroll tax holiday. |
FIN |
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1914 |
RELATING TO A RETAIL TAX HOLIDAY. Allows the state to participate in a federal reimbursement program for state retail tax holidays. |
EDB, FIN |
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1915 |
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Provides for equally weighted pre-selection criteria for design professional services. Amends code to include requirement for $250 bond in order to pursue administrative review of awards. Creates emergency repair and maintenance program for repair and maintenance of public schools. |
FIN |
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1916 |
RELATING TO FISCAL NOTES. Requires preparation of a fiscal note for any bill reported from the final committee to which the bill has been referred prior to passage on third reading in either house of the legislature, to or, if no fiscal impact, a statement to that effect. Specifies fiscal note requirements. Appropriates funds. |
LMG, FIN |
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1917 |
RELATING TO STATE FUNDS. Implements the recommendations of the auditor with respect to the repeal, discontinuance, or modification of state special and revolving funds. |
FIN |
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1918 |
RELATING TO AN EXEMPTION FROM GENERAL EXCISE TAX LIABILITY FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. Exempts medicare and medicaid from general excise tax liability. |
FIN |
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1919 |
RELATING TO PRINCIPALS. Removes principals of elementary and secondary public schools from collective bargaining. Allows local district boards to negotiate limited term contracts with principals including performance goals in accordance with standards. Raises salary of principals. Effective January 1, 2004. |
EDN, LAB, FIN |
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1920 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Promotes localization of education. |
EDN, JHA, FIN |
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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 |
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1922 |
RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. Amends existing laws regarding the creation and administration of charter schools to come into greater compliance with federal laws to preserve federal funding of charter schools in Hawaii. Allows for other chartering entities and authorizing entities other than public schools and the Department of Education, respectively. Increases the autonomy charter schools have over hiring, retention, curriculum, budgeting, and expenditure. |
EDN, FIN |
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1923 |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Prohibits a person making an expenditure for (not only a contribution to) any candidate committee or political party from receiving a contract from the state or county for one year from the availability of the contract, including subcontracts. Includes immediate family members under this prohibition. |
JHA |
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1924 |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Provides for posting of unofficial election results immediately after close of polling place; provides for recount and audit if an election is won by one percent or less; removes requirement that precinct chair be of the same party as the governor. |
JHA |
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1925 |
RELATING TO THE NONDISCLOSURE OF BRIBERY. Creates the criminal offense of nondisclosure of bribery. |
JHA |
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1926 |
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION, TO GRANT PLENARY POWER TO THE LEGISLATURE IN MATTERS OF SEX OFFENDER DEFINITION, REGISTRATION, AND PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION INFORMATION. Proposes an amendment to Article III of the Hawaii State Constitution, granting plenary power to the legislature over issues of sex offender definition, sex offender registration, and public dissemination of sex offender registration information. |
JHA, FIN |
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1927 |
RELATING TO SEX OFFENDER NOTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION. Amends existing laws regarding sex offender notification and registration to provide increased due process protections to sex offenders. |
JHA, FIN |
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1928 |
RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. Allows governor to contract for operation of a correctional treatment facility. Establishes criteria for acceptable contracts for operation of a correctional treatment facility. |
LAB/PSM, FIN |
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1929 |
RELATING TO DRUG TREATMENT. Allocates funding for drug treatment programs |
HLT, FIN |
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1930 |
RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION. Requires the director of health, in controlling nonpoint source pollution, to develop measures to cope with background erosion, turbidity standards, and unusually heavy rainfall. Requires initiation of cooperative agreements to monitor effectiveness of county permits. |
EEP, FIN |
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1931 |
RELATING TO GREENWAYS. Requires DOT to establish a statewide greenways strategy. Establishes a steering committee. |
EEP, FIN |
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1932 |
RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. Adds assault of health care worker to offense of assault in the 2nd degree. Adds terroristic threatening of a health care worker to offense of terroristic threatening in the 1st degree. |
JHA |
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1933 |
RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION INCOME TAX CREDIT. Establishes an income tax credit for college graduates as an incentive to remain in the State after graduation. |
HED, FIN |
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1934 |
RELATING TO PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS. Repeals HRS chapters 438, Barbering, and 439, Beauty Culture. |
CPC, FIN |
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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 |
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1936 |
RELATING TO MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS. Changes sunset date for marriage and family therapists from 12/31/02 to 12/31/05. |
CPC |
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1937 |
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT. Amends the Limited Partnership Act to provide that a corporation ceases to be a general partner of a limited partnership when the circuit court decrees that the corporation has performed various acts that prejudicially affect the carrying on of the business or render it reasonably impracticable to carry on business. |
CPC/JHA |
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1938 |
RELATING TO THE FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM. Appropriates $210,000 matching funds to implement a farmers' market nutrition program in Hawaii under the guidelines established by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
AGR, FIN |
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1939 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER DEVELOPMENT. Appropriates $45,000,000 for agricultural water development; restricts $5,000,000 for federal aid financing or reimbursement. |
WLU/AGR, FIN |
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1940 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CONTROL OF FIREWEED. Appropriates $50,000 to implement short-term methods for the control of fireweed. |
AGR, FIN |
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1941 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Repeals sunset date allowing P.U.C. exemption for transporters of seed corn to processing facilities. |
AGR |
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1942 |
ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO CELEBRATE THE ONE-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF FILIPINOS TO HAWAII. Establishes a commission to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Filipinos to Hawaii. |
TAC, FIN |
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1943 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Exempts from the definition of "public utility" persons with an exclusive wireless telecommunication license from the Federal Communications Commission. |
CPC, JHA, FIN |
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1944 |
RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS. Makes the law enacting the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act and the small business defender permanent. Allows the small business defender to hire attorneys. Appropriates funds to the legislature to establish the office of the small business defender. |
EDB, FIN |
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1945 |
RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. Amends the hotel construction and remodeling tax credit by deleting the date by which construction or renovation costs must be incurred and inserting an unspecified date. |
TAC/EDB, FIN |
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1946 |
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE FRANCHISES. Establishes protections governing the relationship between motor vehicle dealers and motor vehicle manufacturers. |
CPC/JHA |
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1947 |
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Requires all new members of collective bargaining unit 5 (teachers) be class A contributory members of the Employees' Retirement System. |
LAB, FIN |
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1948 |
RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION. Creates an alternative base period for determining eligibility for unemployment benefits. |
LAB, FIN |
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1949 |
RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION. Removes disqualification from receiving unemployment benefits if available only for part-time work. |
LAB, FIN |
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1950 |
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services (DHS) for the purpose of paying $1 for each prescription written for an individual whose income is at or below 300 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided that DHS obtains a waiver from the federal government to provide prescription drugs at Medicaid rates for qualified individuals. |
HSH, FIN |
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1951 |
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Creates a state pharmaceutical discount program for residents who lack drug insurance coverage or are uninsured; directs State to lower prescription drug prices by negotiating rebates from drug manufacturers and discounts from retail pharmacies for Rx program. Directs State to negotiate supplemental Medicaid rebates from drug manufacturers and discounts from retail pharmacies on drugs covered by Medicaid. |
CPC/HLT, FIN |
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1952 |
RELATING TO CORPORATE DISCLOSURE. Requires department of taxation to report on all tax benefits provided for development assistance programs. Requires counties to disclose real property tax reductions and abatements. Requires collection and disclosure of information on all forms of development assistance granted. Requires agencies granting development assistance to (1) compare projected wages with existing wages, and (2) determine value of health care coverage provided to full-time employees. Requires recapture of development assistance from recipients who fail to achieve job creation and wage and benefit goals. |
EDB, FIN |
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1953 |
RELATING TO JOB-SHARING FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. Authorizes the agencies of the executive, judiciary, and legislative branches to establish a voluntary job-sharing program. |
LAB, FIN |
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1954 |
RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE BENEFITS INSURANCE. Establishes a family leave benefits insurance program to provide income support to those on family leave. |
LAB, FIN |
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1955 |
RELATING TO EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. Establishes a state earned income tax credit (EITC) equal to 20 percent of the federal EITC. |
FIN |
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1956 |
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 7, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO REPEAL A PROVISION RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE PRIVILEGE. Amends the Hawaii constitution to repeal the provision that exempts legislators from arrest in all cases, except for felony or breach of the peace, during their attendance at the sessions of their respective houses, and in going to and returning from the sessions. |
LMG, JHA |
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1957 |
RELATING TO DISASTER MANAGEMENT EDUCATION. Allows disaster management courses at UH to be funded from Hurricane Relief Fund; establishes the University of Hawaii disaster management education special fund. |
HED/PSM, FIN |
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1958 |
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Makes various capital improvement project appropriations for public schools in the 36th representative district. |
FIN |
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1959 |
RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. Repeals the HOPE endowment special fund and transfers the remaining balance to the University of Hawaii tuition and fees special fund to be used for programs to support under-represented students and promote diversity. |
HED, FIN |
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1960 |
RELATING TO IMMIGRANTS. Requires UH to allow qualified immigrant students who have not achieved legal immigration status to pay resident tuition rates. |
HED, FIN |
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1961 |
RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. Short form bill relating to higher education. |
HED |
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1962 |
RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. Short form bill relating to higher education. |
HED |
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1963 |
RELATING TO THE TEMPORARY WORKERS' BILL OF RIGHTS ACT. Establishes the temporary workers' bill of rights act to protect the rights and applicable benefits of temporary workers. |
LAB/EDB, FIN |
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1964 |
RELATING TO LABOR DISPUTES. Authorizes civil actions for violations of law regarding recruiting and hiring employees during labor disputes. Prohibits an employer from permanently replacing an employee involved in a labor dispute unless the employee has voluntarily resigned. |
LAB, JHA |
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1965 |
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I, SECTION 4, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO EXPAND THE CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEE OF FREE SPEECH TO QUASI-PUBLIC FACILITIES. Proposes a constitutional amendment to expand the constitutional guarantee of free speech to quasi-public facilities. |
JHA |
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1966 |
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. Requires successor employers to retain incumbent employees upon the divestiture, sale, or acquisition of a business. |
LAB/EDB, JHA, FIN |
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1967 |
RELATING TO PICKETING. Repeals law prohibiting the picketing of a residence. |
LAB, JHA |
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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 |
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1969 |
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. Allows the board of education to employ attorneys without the attorney general's approval. |
EDN, FIN |
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1970 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION. Replaces the University of Hawaii dean of the school of public health with the dean of the school of medicine. |
PSM |
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1971 |
RELATING TO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS. Requires the BOE, by policy, to adopt criteria and guidelines allowing the superintendent to award a high school diploma to honorably discharged World War II veterans who were inducted into the United States armed forces prior to completing the necessary high school graduation requirements. |
EDN/PSM |
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1972 |
RELATING TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES. Requires the DOE to provide all school supplies at no cost to students in grades K-6. |
EDN, FIN |
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1973 |
RELATING TO SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. Requires DOE to give priority to children of DOE principals and teachers in granting geographical exceptions. |
EDN |
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1974 |
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 |
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1975 |
RELATING TO HOSPITALS. Establishes the Hawaii health care authority for administrative purposes within the department of health to regulate private hospital rates and ensure the containment of health care costs. |
HLT, CPC/JHA, FIN |
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1976 |
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES. Authorizes $2,300,00 for purchase of a sugar and molasses terminal facility at Nawiliwili, Kauai. |
AGR, FIN |
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1977 |
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. Provides that architectural, engineering, and other professional services relating to construction of state projects shall be subject to the competitive sealed proposal procedures set forth under state procurement law. |
FIN |
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1978 |
RELATING TO LAND USE. Amends land use provisions. |
WLU/AGR, FIN |
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1979 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Reduces GET to 3.5 percent effective 1/1/03. |
FIN |
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1980 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Reduces the GET rate from to 3.75 percent effective 1/1/03, and 3.5 percent effective 1/1/04. |
FIN |
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1981 |
RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDITS. Provides a state earned income tax credit. |
FIN |
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1982 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. Amends civil service classification system; amends the definition of public employer for the purposes of negotiating collective bargaining; deletes provision for independently negotiated supplemental agreements; adds principals and vice- principals to bargaining unit exemptions. |
LAB/EDN, FIN |
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1983 |
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. Revises the standards for administrative rule making; makes the provisions of the Hawaii Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act permanent; establishes a rule drafting policy task force; establishes a pilot program within department of commerce and consumer affairs to review its administrative rules. |
EDB, JHA, FIN |
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1984 |
RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT. Establishes the core government functions advisory commission to identify standards and criteria to determine core government functions, specify each core government program as either "core" or "non-core", rank non-core programs by relative relationship to core government functions, and propose legislation to eliminate or modify sufficient non-core and, if necessary, core government programs to aggregate a 6% reduction in state government costs in fiscal biennium 2003-2005. Requires the legislature to vote to approve or disapprove the advisory commission's proposed legislation unamended. |
FIN |
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1985 |
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY. Prohibits restrictive employment covenants in order to provide full mobility and competition in the technology work force. |
LAB/EDB |
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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 |
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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 |
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1988 |
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. Prohibits any person who enters into a contract with the State or a county for goods, services or real property which shall be paid in whole or in part by funds appropriated by the legislature or county council to make a contribution to a candidate for public office or a committee or party. |
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URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII MEDICAL SCHOOL TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE OF SMOKING AND HEALTH WITHIN THE NEW HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER. |
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REQUESTING CONGRESS TO SUBMIT TO THE STATES AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES TO PROHIBIT THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT AND ANY FEDERAL COURT FROM ORDERING A STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO LEVY OR INCREASE TAXES. |
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REQUESTING THE APPOINTMENT OF AFGHAN WOMEN TO THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN TO ENSURE EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF WOMEN IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT. |
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ENCOURAGING SCHOOLS IN HAWAII TO ENCOURAGE CALCIUM INTAKE, ESPECIALLY IN YOUNG WOMEN, AND SUPPORTING EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF CALCIUM DEFICIENCY. |
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SUPPORTING THE TANF REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2001 (HR 3113). |
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HOUSE RESOLUTIONS |
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URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII MEDICAL SCHOOL TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE OF SMOKING AND HEALTH WITHIN THE NEW HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER. |
HED, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE APPOINTMENT OF AFGHAN WOMEN TO THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN TO ENSURE EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF WOMEN IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT. |
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ENCOURAGING SCHOOLS IN HAWAII TO ENCOURAGE CALCIUM INTAKE, ESPECIALLY IN YOUNG WOMEN, AND SUPPORTING EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF CALCIUM DEFICIENCY. |
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SUPPORTING THE TANF REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2001 (HR 3113). |
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RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES. Requires DOH to disclose to adult residential care home operators the prior criminal history of certain prospective residents under certain circumstances. |
HLT/HSH, JHA |
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CONTINUING THE JOINT SENATE-HOUSE INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE STATE'S EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH THE FELIX CONSENT DECREE. |
LMG |
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