OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
TWENTY-SECOND STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 2
5th LEGISLATIVE DAY-JANUARY 22, 2003
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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 |
INT - International Affairs |
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EDB - Economic Development and |
JUD - Judiciary |
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Business Concerns |
LAB - Labor and Public Employment |
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EDN - Education |
LMG - Legislative Management |
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EEP - Energy and Environmental Protection |
PSM - Public Safety and Military Affairs |
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FIN - Finance |
TAC - Tourism and Culture |
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HED - Higher Education |
TRN - Transportation |
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HLT - Health |
WLU - Water, Land Use & Hawaiian Affairs |
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HOUSE BILLS |
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144 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE "ROADS IN LIMBO" PROGRAM IN HAWAII COUNTY. Appropriates $2,000,000 to maintain and repair "Roads in Limbo" program in Hawaii County. |
FIN |
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145 |
RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. Clarifies that the provisions regarding responsibility for the charges for the removal, relocation, replacement, or reconstruction of utility facilities are applicable only to state or county highway projects that receive funding from the Federal Highway Administration. |
TRN, FIN |
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146 |
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Authorizes the governor to designate up to 8 renaissance zones in the State. Establishes the renaissance review board. Exempts person located and operating within renaissance zones from up to 100% of the person's income and general excise taxes. Requires DBEDT to submit annual report on the economic effects. |
EDB, FIN |
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147 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION. Prohibits Hawaiian home land lessees from selling their interests in the land. |
WLH, HSH, FIN |
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148 |
RELATING TO DANGEROUS DOGS. Requires owners to take responsibility for dogs deemed dangerous. |
JUD |
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149 |
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Appropriates funds for a hazard assessment study of Kamehameha highway. |
TRN, FIN |
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150 |
RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE. Transfers state capitol tour service from the Office of the Governor to the Legislature; appropriates funds. |
LMG, FIN |
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151 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A TECHNOLOGY-FOCUSED, COMMUNITY-BASED CENTER IN WAIALUA TOWN. Appropriates funds to study the feasibility of establishing a technology-focused, community-based center in Waialua, assess community needs, and develop and implement a plan, including the purchase of computer and telecommunications equipment necessary for center operations. |
EDB, FIN |
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152 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Establishes an income tax credit for revitalization of older commercial facilities, including retail, hotel, warehouse, and industrial facilities; provided that either the facility or the commercial district where the facility is located is at least twenty-five years old; projects over $2,500,000 required to pay prevailing wages under chapter 104, Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
EDB, FIN |
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153 |
RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. Increases penalties for traffic offenses in school zones. |
TRN, JUD, FIN |
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154 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Appropriates funds to the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaii at Manoa for various agricultural research and outreach programs. |
AGR/HED, FIN |
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155 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PINEAPPLE RESEARCH. Appropriates funds for pineapple research. |
AGR, FIN |
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156 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII FORESTRY AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVE. Appropriates funds for the Hawaii Forestry and Community Initiative. |
WLH, FIN |
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157 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CONTROL OF INVASIVE SPECIES. Appropriates funds to control invasive species, including fireweed. |
EEP, AGR, FIN |
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158 |
RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF AXIS DEER IN MAUI COUNTY. Appropriates funds to develop a master plan to control the Axis Deer population in Maui County. |
WLH, AGR, FIN |
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159 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Appropriates funds to plan a terminal market pilot program on the Big Island. Appropriates funds to hire a consultant to assist in planning terminal markets. Appropriates funds for construction and equipment for a terminal market and vacuum cooling plant on the Big Island. Authorizes general obligation bonds to finance capital projects. |
AGR, FIN |
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160 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE'S FORESTRY PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO. Appropriates funds to UH-Hilo College of Agriculture Forestry program. |
WLH, HED, FIN |
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161 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EAST KAUAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM. Appropriates funds for operation and maintenance of the East Kauai Irrigation System. |
WLH, AGR, FIN |
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162 |
RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. Short form bill relating to international affairs. |
INT |
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163 |
RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. Short form bill relating to international affairs. |
INT |
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164 |
RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. Short form bill relating to international affairs. |
INT |
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165 |
RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Creates new offenses of aggravated cruelty to animals, cruelty to animals by cockfighting, possession and manufacturing of cockfighting and related equipment; clarifies cruelty to animals law; provides for nuisance violation for premises upon which cockfighting or dog fighting occurs. |
JUD |
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166 |
RELATING TO SCHOOL-LEVEL MINOR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS. Allows school-level minor repairs and maintenance accounts to be used for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of components of a school's information infrastructure systems. |
EDN, FIN |
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167 |
RELATING TO NURSING EDUCATION. Establishes a nursing loan program and appropriates funds to provide loans to nursing candidates. |
HED, FIN |
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168 |
RELATING TO NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS. Establishes a University of Hawaii nursing scholarship program. |
HED, FIN |
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169 |
RELATING TO FAMILY CAREGIVERS. Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Aging for a family caregiver services coordinator position, training for family caregivers, respite for family caregivers, and the establishment of an advisory board of family caregiving issues. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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170 |
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. Protects civil service-exempt employees of the Hawaii state legislature and the various county councils of the State from being solicited for political contributions and prohibits them from making political contributions to their employer or employing authority. |
LMG, LAB, JUD |
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171 |
RELATING TO NOISE VIOLATIONS. Transfers 50% of the fines imposed and collected for criminal offenses and violations involving noise generated by motor vehicles, motorcycles, and mopeds to be distributed by the state director of finance to the general fund of the county in which the offenses or violations occurred. |
JUD, FIN |
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172 |
RELATING TO HURRICANE SHELTERS. Allows the State and counties to designate buildings that shall comply with criteria for hurricane-resistant shelters. |
PSM, EDN, FIN |
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173 |
RELATING TO DISASTER LEAVE. Authorizes paid leave for state and county employees providing disaster relief services for the American Red Cross. |
LAB, FIN |
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174 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR NURSING FACULTY POSITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA AND HILO. Appropriates funds for 2 full time nursing faculty positions, 1 each at UH at Manoa and Hilo. |
HED, FIN |
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175 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOL SAFETY RESOURCE OFFICERS. Appropriates $391,561 for continued funding of school safety resource officer positions in central O'ahu school district. |
EDN, FIN |
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176 |
RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED PROGRAM. Expands the current weed and seed program with the Department of Public Safety and nonprofit corporations. |
JUD/PSM, FIN |
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177 |
RELATING TO DRINKING WATER. Prohibits the addition of any product, substance, or chemical to the public water supply for the purpose of treating or affecting the physical or mental functions of the body of any person. |
HLT, WLH, JUD |
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178 |
RELATING TO LAND USE. Authorizes counties to request or petition the Office of Planning to review land use classifications and districts. |
WLH, JUD |
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179 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND IN NORTH KONA. Appropriates funds to purchase a 1.24-acre parcel of sacred native Hawaiian grounds between Keolonahihi state park and Keakealaniwahine complex. |
WLH, FIN |
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180 |
RELATING TO STORED VEHICLES. Provides for waiver of unpaid vehicle fees and weight taxes for owners of stored vehicles not less than age 70 who transfer their vehicles to persons who receive medical assistance or organizations that receive tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service. |
TRN, FIN |
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181 |
RELATING TO REPRODUCTIVE PRIVACY. Establishes that the State shall not deny or interfere with a woman's fundamental right to choose to bear a child or have an abortion prior to the viability of the fetus, or when the abortion is necessary to the woman's health or life. |
HLT, JUD |
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182 |
RELATING TO BROWN TREE SNAKES. Allows the Department of Agriculture to bring 4 live, sterile brown tree snakes into the State for the purposes of research and training of snake detector dogs. |
EEP, AGR |
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183 |
RELATING TO INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE. Adds new definitions to the quarantine law. Establishes a service charge to individuals importing any article or means of conveyance for inspection and quarantine services. Establishes the Inspection and Quarantine funds to accept fees, charges, fines, legislative appropriations, and federal funds. |
AGR, FIN |
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184 |
RELATING TO RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS. Amends the renewable portfolio standards law by requiring electric utility companies to increase their percentage of electrical energy sales represented by renewable energy to 10% by 2010 and to 20% by 2020. Makes goals mandatory, disallows PUC waivers, and imposes civil penalties. |
EEP, CPC, JUD |
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185 |
RELATING TO ELECTRONIC MAIL. Provides that the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail is an unfair or deceptive act or practice. Establishes penalties. |
CPC, JUD |
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186 |
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST PROJECTS ON THE ISLANDS OF MAUI AND HAWAII. Authorizes issuance of $55 million in special purpose revenue bonds for wind farms on the islands of Maui and Hawaii. |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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187 |
RELATING TO ENERGY. Requires the auditor to contract with the National Conference of State Legislatures to conduct a statewide energy audit; establishes scope of the audit; appropriates $50,000 for fiscal year 2003-2004. |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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188 |
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Establishes the invasive species council and the advisory committee on invasive species to provide for the control, prevention, inspection, eradication, and disposition of invasive species, and coordinates with other governments to protect the State against invasive species; transfers certain personnel and functions of DAG and DLNR to the council. |
EEP/AGR, JUD, FIN |
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189 |
RELATING TO EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES FOR SEX ASSAULT SURVIVORS IN EMERGENCY ROOMS. Authorizes hospitals to provide emergency contraception to sexual assault survivors. |
HLT, JUD, FIN |
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190 |
RELATING TO CONTROL OR ERADICATION OF PESTS. Expands the responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture with regards to the control or eradication of pests. |
AGR |
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191 |
RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL ROYALTIES. Allocates $250,000 per year from the State's portion of the geothermal royalties to DBEDT to fund hydrogen research and development. |
EEP, FIN |
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192 |
RELATING TO ACCRETED LANDS. Defines accreted lands. Includes accreted lands in the definition of public lands. Requires that accreted lands shall be state lands except a private property owner may file an accretion claim to regain title to the owner's eroded land that has been restored by accretion. |
WLH, JUD |
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193 |
RELATING TO LANDOWNERS' LIABILITY. Encourages landowners to allow land and water access to personnel and volunteers of invasive species control or eradication programs by limiting the landowners' liability toward persons entering their property for these control and eradication purposes. |
WLH/EEP, JUD |
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194 |
RELATING TO WATERSHEDS. Allows counties to establish watershed protection advisory committees and designate watershed management areas. Requires counties to establish special trust funds or interest-bearing accounts for each watershed improvement program. |
WLH, JUD, FIN |
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195 |
RELATING TO CLEAN POWER. Enacts the Clean Power Act to regulate power plants and control emissions of nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, mercury, and carbon dioxide; requires the Department of Health to formulate a comprehensive emission control plan and to adopt rules; requires Public Utilities Commission to adopt energy efficiency plan. |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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196 |
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, 2003, and before January 1, 2012, that have an unspecified nameplate capacity. |
EEP, FIN |
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197 |
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Increases Department of Transportation dockage, wharfage, and demurrage fees by five per cent to pay for the inspection of incoming vessels, cargo, and ballast water for invasive species; requires the Department of Transportation to work with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, which is the lead agency for the prevention and destruction of alien aquatic species. |
EEP, TRN, FIN |
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198 |
RELATING TO THE ISLAND OF KAHOOLAWE. Appropriates funds from the special land and development fund to implement a strategy for the use of alternative energy resources on Kahoolawe. |
EEP/WLH, FIN |
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199 |
RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS TO INCARCERATION. Amends §706-672, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to streamline the law regarding alternative programs to incarceration. |
JUD |
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200 |
RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
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FIN |
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201 |
RELATING TO EVNIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE. Establishes the commercial passenger vessel environmental compliance program on the discharge of effluents. |
EDB/EEP, TRN/TAC, FIN |
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202 |
RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. Requires the department of transportation to use federal alternative standards that take into account environmental, scenic, aesthetic, historic, and other impacts when repairing or reconstructing a scenic highway in the state highway system. Limits state liability in any accidents on scenic highways. |
TRN, JUD, FIN |
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203 |
RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OVER HIGHWAYS TO THE COUNTIES. Transfers all state highways functions and funding to the counties over a five-year period. Gives each county jurisdiction over all state highways in that county. |
TRN, JUD, FIN |
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204 |
RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION. Authorizes voter registration on the day of an election. |
JUD, FIN |
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205 |
RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION. Requires examiner of drivers to forward information regarding qualified applicants for a driver's license to county clerk to register the applicant to vote. |
JUD, FIN |
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206 |
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES. Authorizes issuance of up to $25,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds to assist Barlow Projects Hawaii LLC, a subsidiary of Barlow Projects, Inc., an individual enterprise for a project on Maui. |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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207 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR MAUI. Appropriates funds to provide emergency ambulance services for Kula and Kihei, Maui. |
HLT, FIN |
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208 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COMPLETING FENCE ENCLOSURES AROUND LANA`I'S WATERSHED. Appropriates funds to complete the fencing of Lana`i's critical and sole watershed area for preservation of indigenous ecosystems and the island's drinking water source. |
WLH, FIN |
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209 |
RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR APPOINTED COUNSEL. Increases compensation rates and maximum fees for court appointed counsel. |
LAB, JUD, FIN |
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210 |
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. Transfers certain functions and powers from various departments to the department of education. |
EDN, FIN |
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211 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Creates a dedicated source of funding for education by dedicating personal income tax revenues for education. |
EDN, FIN |
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212 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Creates a school report card program to facilitate the transmission of information indicative of school performance to the public. |
EDN, FIN |
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213 |
RELATING TO PRINCIPALS. Places principals on four-year performance contracts with reappointment contingent on teacher and parent input as well as school report cards. |
EDN, LAB, FIN |
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214 |
RELATING TO RELAY SERVICES FOR DEAF, HARD-OF-HEARING, AND SPEECH-IMPAIRED PERSONS. Requires the Disability and Communication Access Board to monitor relay services for the deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech-impaired. |
HLT, FIN |
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215 |
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES. Authorizes issuance of up to $25,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds to assist Barlow Projects Hawaii, LLC, a subsidiary of Barlow Projects, Inc., an individual enterprise. |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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216 |
RELATING TO TRAUMA SCENE AND INFECTIOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT. Regulates the management of trauma scene and infectious waste. |
EEP, FIN |
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217 |
RELATING TO SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY LIABILITY. Provides that providers of sports or recreational activities, whether for profit or otherwise, shall only be liable for damages resulting from their negligent acts or omissions which cause injury, and that persons who take part in the sports or recreational activity assume the inherent risks of the activity. |
TAC, JUD |
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218 |
RELATING TO TERMINABLE RENTAL ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE VEHICLE LEASES. Provides that a motor vehicle or trailer transaction does not constitute a sale or security interest merely because the rental price may be raised or lowered by reference to the amount realized on the sale or disposition of the motor vehicle or trailer. |
TRN, CPC |
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219 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Establishes that not more than 10 per cent of the tourism special fund shall be used for administrative expenses. |
TAC, FIN |
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220 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Authorizes the Hawaii Tourism Authority to employ or retain attorneys independent of the Attorney General to provide legal services for the Authority. |
TAC, JUD, FIN |
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221 |
RELATING TO WAIKIKI BEACH RESTORATION. Authorizes $2,5000,000 in GO bonds for fiscal year 2004 to finance the widening of Waikiki Beach between the north Kuhio Beach groin and the Kapahulu storm drain. |
WLH/TAC, FIN |
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222 |
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. Establishes standards for the discharge of treated sewage, graywater, and other wastewater from cruise ships and commercial passenger vessels into the marine waters of the State. Prohibits the discharge of untreated sewage from commercial passenger vessels into the marine waters of the State. |
EDB/EEP, TRN/TAC, FIN |
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223 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Removes the $31,000,000 limit on the moneys deposited into the convention center enterprise special fund. Changes the percentage of the TAT revenues deposited into the tourism special fund to 37.9 percent. Repeals the transient accommodations tax trust fund. |
TAC, FIN |
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224 |
RELATING TO QUALIFIED TAX CREDITS. Generally, substitutes and adds the definition of "Qualified hotel facility" for the definition of "Qualified resort facility". Also adds a credit percentage of 10 percent for qualified improvement costs to a qualified hotel facility totalling $1,000,000 over a three year period. |
TAC, FIN |
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225 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Exempts HTA from chapter 38, relating to deposits of public funds and chapter 40 relating to audits and accounting. Authorizes executive director to disburse funds by checks. Increases the amount of the tourism special fund for administration expenses to 10%. Authorizes accrued interest and revenues from agreements to be used for HTA purposes. Requires certified annual audits. |
TAC, FIN |
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226 |
RELATING TO RESPITE CARE SERVICES. Appropriates moneys to fund respite services for families of individuals with special needs. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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227 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FAMILIES FOR RESOURCES FOR EARLY ACCESS TO LEARNING. Appropriates funds to establish additional Families for Resources for Early Access to Learning (R.E.A.L.) |
EDN, FIN |
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228 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES. Appropriates funds for early intervention programs and services for infants and children from birth to three years of age with developmental delays. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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229 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO HIRE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES FOR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. Appropriates funds for additional public health nurses for early intervention services for infants and toddlers with special needs. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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230 |
RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE. Requires mandatory physical and medical forensic examinations of children placed in protective custody pursuant to chapter 350, Hawaii Revised Statutes; appropriates funds for forensic exams. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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231 |
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Requires the DHS to provide funding for a child care program to help families avoid the necessity of having children placed under protective custody; makes appropriation. |
HSH, FIN |
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232 |
RELATING TO GOOD BEGINNINGS ALLIANCE. Requires the Department of Human Services to include annual funding in the state budget for the Good Beginnings Alliance; makes appropriation. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
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233 |
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CHILDREN'S JUSTICE CENTER. Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates the proceeds for land acquisition and construction of a new Children's Justice Center. |
HSH/HLT, JUD, FIN |
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234 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE POISON CENTER. Appropriates funds for the Department of Health to operate the Poison Center 24 hours a day. |
HLT, FIN |
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235 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF INTRAFAMILIAL SEXUAL ABUSE. Appropriates $500,000 in each year of fiscal biennium 03-05 for treatment services for child victims of intrafamilial sexual abuse and their families who are not serviced by child protective services. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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236 |
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PRE-SCHOOL FACILITIES. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $5,000,000 for the construction of pre-school facilities at public schools, other public lands, or private lands. |
EDN, FIN |
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237 |
RELATING TO RESOURCE MAXIMIZATION. Establishes an Office of Resource Maximization in the Lieutenant Governor's office to coordinate statewide grant writing and coordination to obtain federal and private foundation grants for all departments and state agencies, and to consult with the Governor on preparing the state budget; makes appropriation. |
FIN |
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238 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES FOR UNSERVED STREET YOUTH. Appropriates funds to provide transitional living services for unserved street youth. |
HSH, FIN |
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239 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FAMILY CENTERS. Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid subsidy to Family Centers. |
HSH, FIN |
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240 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE PROJECT. Appropriates funds for DHS's Blue Print for Change program to fund diversion services and child protective services. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
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241 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION RELATING TO ADOPTION OF CHILDREN UNDER THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT. Makes appropriation for difficulty of care payments to parents who adopt children covered by the Child Protective Act. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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242 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FOSTER CHILDREN. Appropriates funds to increase capacity to provide services for children residing in foster or group homes with social and behavioral needs and who are not eligible for department of health foster homes. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
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243 |
RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY. 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 while in the course of providing services. |
HSH/HLT, JUD, FIN |
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244 |
RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates $1,563,900 in FY 2003-2004 and $1,563,900 in FY 2004-2005 to fund registered nurses to provide school health services to public schools. Requires creation of permanent nursing positions and DOH to fund them within DOH's budget beginning 7/1/05 without use of separate appropriation. |
HLT, EDN, FIN |
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245 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FOR THE UNINSURED. Appropriates $2,000,000 in FY 2003-2004 and $3,000,000 in FY 2004-2005 to DOH to pay for primary health services for uninsured Hawaii residents through nonprofit, community-based primary health care. |
HSH, FIN |
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246 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FOR THE UNINSURED. Appropriates $2,000,000 in FY 2003-2004 and $3,000,000 in FY 2004-2005 to DOH to pay for primary health services for uninsured Hawaii residents through nonprofit, community-based primary health care. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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247 |
RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires the department of health to provide mental health and rural mental health community-based services. Appropriates funds. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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248 |
RELATING TO SMOKING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. Prohibits smoking or use of tobacco or tobacco products by public employees in all public schools, school transport, and school-sponsored functions, regardless of location. Excludes smoking in public schools as a negotiable item for all public employees. |
EDN, LAB, FIN |
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249 |
RELATING TO A COMMISSION ON RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD. Establishes the Commission on Responsible Fatherhood. Appropriates funds. |
HSH, FIN |
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250 |
RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. Creates the sexual assault prevention special fund; raises the marriage license fee for deposit into the fund. Directs the department of health to use moneys from the fund for sexual assault prevention programs. |
HLT, FIN |
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251 |
RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE FOOD SECURITY COUNCIL. Establishes a state food security council, composed for nine members appointed by the governor and five ex-officio members. Requires the council to advise the legislature and governor and coordinate and collaborate with federal programs and public and private entities on state food security policy. Provides for the creation of a food security council special fund to cover operation costs of the council, including the compensation of staff, necessary travel and annual food security monitoring, and to match federal funds from the United States Department of Agriculture or other federal agencies. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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252 |
RELATING TO DRIVER EDUCATION. Provides a tax credit for driver education programs. |
TRN, EDN, FIN |
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253 |
RELATING TO SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES. Requires all school health rooms to be staffed at all times by qualified health personnel. Requires the DOH to provide school health aides throughout the State with dependable substitutes in order to ensure that all school health rooms are staffed at all times by qualified health personnel. |
EDN/HLT, FIN |
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254 |
RELATING TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH. Allocates moneys from Tobacco Settlement Special Fund to Office of Youth Services, DOE, and counties to establish dedicated source of funding for nonschool-hour youth programs. Appropriates funds. |
HSH/HLST, FIN |
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255 |
RELATING TO CAREGIVER CONSENT. Allows a caregiver to execute an affidavit of caregiver consent to enroll the minor in school and allow full participation in curricular and co-curricular activities; subjects caregivers to penalties under Part V, Chapter 710, HRS, for making a false statement on an affidavit for caregiver consent. |
JUD |
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256 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PARENT-COMMUNITY NETWORKING CENTER PROGRAMS. Appropriates funds for Parent-Community Networking Center Programs. |
EDN, FIN |
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257 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Exempts all income-producing activities of non-profit corporations from general excise tax. |
FIN |
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258 |
RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY TORT LIABILITY. Provides the State immunity from any claim of liability arising from a person participating in a hazardous recreational activity. Provides counties limited immunity. |
TAC, JUD |
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259 |
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS. Makes permanent amendments made in Act 243, SLH 2000, relating to nondiscrimination in premium rates by removing the sunset date. |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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260 |
RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS. Establishes a commission on language access within the office of community services, DLIR, to facilitate the provision of language assistance services by state agencies to persons with limited English proficiency. Appropriates funds. |
LAB, FIN |
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261 |
RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE. Requires child abuse reports to be made by clergy. |
HSH/HLT, JUD |
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262 |
RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. Allows minors the right to choose their legal representation in family court proceedings. |
JUD |
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263 |
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTS. Requires health insurance coverage for services and hearing aids under Chapter 451A, HRS, relating to hearing aid dealers and fitters. |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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264 |
RELATING TO COMMUNITY ORAL HEALTH. Authorizes temporary licensure of dentists employed by safety net dental provider organizations. Requires provision of comprehensive dental hygiene services to public school students. |
HLT, EDN, CPC, FIN |
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265 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PRESCHOOL OPEN DOORS PROGRAM. Appropriates funds for the Preschool Open Doors program. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
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266 |
RELATING TO CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY. Requires children under eight years of age who weigh less than eighty pounds to be placed in a booster seat. |
TRN, JUD, FIN |
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267 |
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. Establishes limited immunity for the State and counties from tort liability arising out of hazardous recreational activities. |
TAC, JUD, FIN |
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268 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES. Appropriates funds for juvenile substance abuse treatment. |
HLT, FIN |
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269 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND. Appropriates funds for the Hawaii Children's Trust Fund. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
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270 |
RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. Establishes a child welfare services reform coordinating committee, including committee members and required submission of an annual progress report to the legislature. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
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271 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE NEEDS AND RIGHTS OF CHILDREN. Appropriates $300,000 per year for fiscal years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, to fund the Na Keiki Law Center of Hawaii Lawyers Care. |
HSH, FIN |
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272 |
RELATING TO PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS FOR CHILDREN. Prohibits DOH personnel from requiring, suggesting, or implying that a student take psychiatric drugs as a condition of attending school. |
HLT, EDN, JUD |
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273 |
RELATING TO PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS FOR CHILDREN. Denies as grounds to place a child into protective custody, the refusal by a parent or guardian to administer or consent to administer psychiatric drugs to a child in school unless the refusal causes the child to be harmed or be subject to imminent harm. |
HLT, EDN, JUD |
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274 |
RELATING TO PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS FOR CHILDREN. Requires the DOH, assisted by the DOE, to report annually for 5 years on number of children in schools diagnosed with ADD or ADHD; number of those children who receive special education; number of those who are Felix class children; and how many of those are prescribed and using psychiatric drugs. |
HLT, EDN, FIN |
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275 |
RELATING TO DIAGNOSIS OF INATTENTION AND HYPERACTIVITY IN STUDENTS. Requires DOH and DOE to re-examine the legitimacy of diagnoses of ADHD or ADD in their assessment of children under the category of attention problems and hyperactivity. |
HLT, EDN, FIN |
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276 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. Appropriates $800,000 to the DOE so that all elementary schools in the State will finally have playground equipment that meets the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials, and the guidelines of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. |
EDN, FIN |
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277 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Allows an administrative hearings officer to impose administrative penalties and fines on a truant child, and the father or mother, guardian, or other person having charge of the truant child. |
EDN, JUD |
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278 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires the course of study for grades 1-6 to include instruction in physical education for not less than 200 minutes every 10 school days. Requires all students in grades 7-12 to attend courses in physical education for not less than 400 minutes every 10 school days. |
EDN, FIN |
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279 |
RELATING TO HEALTH. Statutorily establishes the public health nursing services program within the DOH. |
HLT, FIN |
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280 |
RELATING TO CHILD ENDANGERMENT. Establishes the offense of endangering the welfare of a child in a motor vehicle. |
JUD |
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281 |
RELATING TO STATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Transfers control of management and funding for school repair and maintenance to the department of education. |
EDN, FIN |
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282 |
RELATING TO THE AUDITOR. Enables the Auditor to conduct audits of departments, offices, and agencies of the State and its political subdivisions. Establishes the audit revolving fund. Enables the auditor to charge a reasonable fee for financial audits. Appropriates funds. |
LMG, FIN |
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283 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Creates an agricultural zone program. |
AGR, FIN |
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284 |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Restores integrity in elections by prohibiting a person from soliciting or receiving campaign donations on government property; and prohibiting any government contractor from making a contribution during the period from 12 months prior to the notice of contract availability of commencement of negotiations, whichever is earlier, to 24 months after completion of performance or termination. |
JUD |
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285 |
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. Requires that every rule conforms to its related statute; provides for the automatic repeal of administrative rules on the repeal of the underlying statute or ordinance; requires the small business regulatory review board to analyze regulatory programs and provide recommendations to the legislature by June 30, 2006. |
EDB, JUD |
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286 |
RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. Lowers the value of a gift that must be reported by a legislator or government employee, spouse or dependent child of a legislator or government employee from $200 to $100. |
LMG, JUD |
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287 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. Provides that a public employee who has been convicted of a felony that took place within the course and scope of the employee's duties must forfeit the employee's benefits starting from the date of the act constituting the felony of which the employee was convicted. |
LAB, FIN |
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288 |
RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION INITIATIVES. Provides for solar general obligation bonds to finance solar facilities and equipment for state facilities; geothermal royalties for hydrogen research and development; statewide energy audit; and two-year extension of the energy conservation tax credit. |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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289 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Authorizes the Superintendent of Education to create complex areas and advisory boards for each complex area. |
EDN, FIN |
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290 |
RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT. Creates a program providing additional benefits to unemployed workers by extending their unemployment insurance benefits. |
LAB, FIN |
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291 |
RELATING TO THE JOB CREATION INCOME TAX CREDIT. Establishes a job creation income tax credit. |
EDB, FIN |
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292 |
RELATING TO THE SCHOOL PRIORITY FUND. Creates the school priority special fund to enable principals at public schools to have a source of discretionary funding. |
EDN, FIN |
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293 |
RELATING TO THE FARMERS' MARKET. Appropriates funds for an economic feasibility study relating to the establishment of a world-class farmers' market. |
AGR, FIN |
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294 |
RELATING TO TEMPORARY HEALTH INSURANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS. Provides temporary health insurance for unemployed person who lost their health insurance. |
LAB, FIN |
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295 |
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LAND TRUST. Facilitates the establishment of a comprehensive information system for inventorying and maintaining information about the lands of the public land trust; creates the Public Land Trust Inventory Special Fund; appropriates funds. |
WLH, FIN |
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296 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH ALLIANCE. Establishes the Hawaii Health Alliance to reduce health care cost increases, provide the widest choice of health care options and plans possible for consumers, and to investigate and implement other measures to control cost increases. |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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297 |
RELATING TO DRUGS. Establishes the Drug Busters Program within the Department of the Attorney General to aggressively combat the sale and distribution of illegal drugs. Provides funding for drug prevention, enforcement, and treatment. |
JUD, FIN |
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298 |
RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. Directs the governor to expand the existing Halawa Correctional Facility to transfer Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) inmates there and to raze and build new facilities on the OCCC property for a drug treatment center. |
PSM, FIN |
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299 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Reduces the per cent of an individual's ownership of a corporation required to exempt the individual's service performed for the corporation from definition of employment from fifty per cent to twenty-five per cent of ownership of the corporation. |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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300 |
RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDITS FOR ELDERLY AT-HOME CARE. Provides income tax credit of $ , to taxpayers caring for an elderly relative certified by the DHS as requiring care in an intermediate care or skilled nursing facility if the elderly relative has received such care for at least 29 days. Requires DHS to provide certification. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
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301 |
RELATING TO CAPITAL GAINS. Repeals the capital gains tax on long-term investments made in Hawaii. |
EDB, FIN |
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302 |
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Allows preferences for in-state contractor, made in Hawaii products, and recycled content product preferences to be applied cumulatively. |
EDB, FIN |
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303 |
RELATING TO JOB REFERENCE LIABILITY. Proves total immunity from civil liability for job references provided by an employer about a current or former employee's job performance. |
LAB, JUD |
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304 |
RELATING TO EXEMPTING ROTH INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS FROM ATTACHMENT OR SEIZURE. Amends current law to offer same protection from creditor claims to Roth IRA's as exist for regular IRA's. |
LAB, FIN |
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305 |
RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH. Provides sanctions for arbitrary or capricious action or conduct by the department of labor and industrial relations with regard to occupational safety and health violations. |
LAB, JUD, FIN |
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306 |
RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. Provides that an owner-employee of a corporation or a member of a limited liability company owing a distributed interest of at least fifty per cent may collect unemployment benefits in circumstances where "voluntary" closure of a business is necessary. Allows the director to make rules with respect to hardship and work availability. |
LAB, FIN |
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307 |
RELATING TO WAGES AND HOURS ON PUBLIC WORKS. Makes violations of the wages and hours law on public contracts apply to the rules adopted under the law and the contracts subject to the law. Makes suspensions for violations apply to doing any new work on a public work of a governmental contract agency. |
LAB, FIN |
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308 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Disallows workers' compensation benefits for injuries sustained during after work employer-sponsored voluntary recreational or social activities. Clarifies that calculations of permanent partial disability awards are patterned after those of permanent total disability awards. |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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309 |
RELATING TO BUSINESS INCUBATORS. Creates a business incubator program within the department of business, economic development, and tourism. |
EDB, FIN |
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310 |
RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Provides an exemption from the general excise tax for resident contractors performing work on federal or state projects. |
FIN |
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311 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO INCREASE STATE FUNDING TO ERADICATE THE MICONIA CALVESCENS PLANT. Appropriates funds to increase efforts to eradicate the Miconia Calvescens plant. |
EEP, FIN |
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312 |
RELATING TO INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS. Requires Hawaii athletic conferences, associations, and leagues to adopt and enforce uniform rules and regulations prohibiting the use of drugs, medications, and nutritional supplements by participants in interscholastic sports, without a prescription from a licensed physician. |
EDN, JUD, FIN |
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313 |
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, JUD, FIN |
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314 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOL SECURITY GUARDS. Appropriates funds for a mandatory basic training program for secondary school security guards. |
EDN, FIN |
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315 |
RELATING TO AGRIBUSINESS INCUBATORS. Appropriates $500,000 for development of the agribusiness incubator initiative. |
AGR, HED, FIN |
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316 |
RELATING TO UNIVERSITY PROJECTS AND PURPOSES. Grants the Board of Regents increased flexibility to construct and maintain UH projects and other university purposes. |
HED, FIN |
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317 |
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Allows a faculty member of UH with multiple part-time faculty appointments to meet eligibility requirements for membership in the ERS; exempts faculty or lecturers employed at UH who hold multiple part-time appointments which together aggregate to at least one-half full-time equivalent positions from provisions allowing the ERS board of trustees to deny membership to part-time or temporary employees. |
HED, LAB, FIN |
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318 |
RELATING TO HUMAN RESOURCES. Exempts UH from payroll balances being lapsed. Establishes a separate procedure for abolished positions at UH. |
HED, LAB, FIN |
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319 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Removes the statutory limitation preventing the University of Hawaii from implementing an optional retirement plan and clarifies that part-time and temporary University of Hawaii employees are not eligible for membership in the University's optional retirement plan. |
HED, LAB, FIN |
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320 |
RELATING TO RISK MANAGEMENT. Authorizes the establishment of a risk management program at UH; creates a special fund; appropriates $1,000,000 for deposit into the special fund. |
HED, JUD, FIN |
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321 |
RELATING TO AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SEPARATE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Authorizes the establishment of a separate civil service system for employees of the University of Hawaii. |
HED, LAB, FIN |
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322 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Establishes a University of Hawaii retirement system, to be administered by the board of regents, for permanent employees of UH or the community college system who are excluded from bargaining unit 7 pursuant to chapter 89. |
HED, LAB, FIN |
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323 |
RELATING TO SPORTS FACILITIES. Repeals the stadium authority and transfers jurisdiction over stadiums and related facilities and the Kapolei recreational sports complex to the University of Hawaii. |
TAC/HED, LAB, FIN |
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324 |
RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING. Allows a person who does not have a social security number to obtain a driver's license with adequate proof of legal presence. |
JUD |
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325 |
RELATING TO COUNTY ZONING. Requires counties to prohibit by ordinance the raising, breeding, or keeping of fowl in residential areas. |
JUD |
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326 |
RELATING TO JURORS. Exempts persons from jury duty who are 70 years of age or older. |
JUD |
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327 |
RELATING TO E-MAIL. Restricts the sending of unsolicited e-mail. Requires labeling in the subject line to distinguish this type of e-mail. Establishes civil and criminal penalties. |
CPC, JUD |
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328 |
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS. Delays to 7/1/2004 the transition from the PEHF to the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund. Allows labor unions and carriers, in addition to PEHF, to extend current contracts to 6/30/2004 without regard to health insurance rate regulation. Extends lapsing date of appropriated $300,000 to 6/30/2004. |
LAB, FIN |
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329 |
RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGES. Changes the minimum wage formula for tipped employees. |
LAB, FIN |
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330 |
RELATING TO LEAVES OF ABSENCE. Reenacts 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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331 |
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. Appropriates funds for department of public safety's drug treatment programs statewide. |
PSM, FIN |
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332 |
RELATING TO INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS. Allows double tax deduction to Hawaii-based charitable organizations made on or between 1/1/03 - 12/31/03. |
FIN |
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333 |
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. Requires the board of education to be composed of 17 voting members elected in a nonpartisan manner by the qualified voters of the respective school board districts, as provided by law. Requires each school board district to be composed of 3 representative districts. |
EDN, JUD, FIN |
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334 |
RELATING TO PRINCIPALS AND VICE-PRINCIPALS. Requires all principals and vice-principals employed after 6/30/03 to be 12-month employees. Allows principals and vice-principals employed as 10-month employees to convert to 12-month employees by 12/30/03. Appropriates funds. |
EDN, LAB, FIN |
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335 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires a child to be at least 5 years old on or before 12/31 of the school year in order to attend kindergarten, regardless of when the school convenes. Changes minimum age requirement for kindergarten entrance to October 1 for 2006-2007 school year and July 1 for 2007-2008 school year. |
EDN, FIN |
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336 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires public high schools to begin classes at a later starting time. |
EDN, FIN |
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337 |
RELATING TO LAND USE. Prohibits the land use commission from approving the reclassification of district boundaries if it finds that the total design capacities of the surrounding elementary schools or secondary schools, or both, will be exceeded by % even with mitigating measures proposed by the petitioner. |
WLH, FIN |
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338 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Repeals the reporting and testing requirements of H.C.R. No. 163, H.D. 1, that are inconsistent or redundant, or both, with the requirements of the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001". |
EDN, FIN |
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339 |
RELATING TO A COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM TAX CREDIT. Establishes a college savings program tax credit. |
HED, FIN |
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340 |
RELATING TO TATTOOS. Requires minors to inform tattoo artists of their minority status and to either have the minor's parent or guardian present or their written notarized consent. Requires tattoo artists to notify all prospective clients of need for parental consent if the client is a minor and to obtain consent. |
HLT, CPC, JUD |
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341 |
RELATING TO TATTOO ARTISTS. Authorizes tattoo artists to apply facial tattoos without physician supervision. |
HLT, CPC, JUD |
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342 |
RELATING TO BODY PIERCING. Licenses and regulates body piercers. Defines "body piercers". Requires parental consent for minors to obtain body piercing. |
HLT, CPC, JUD |
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343 |
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. |
HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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344 |
RELATING TO HEPATITIS B IMMUNIZATION. After 7/1/04, requires a child entering 7th grade to provide documentation of full immunization against hepatitis B. Provides for days grace period. |
EDN/HLT, FIN |
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345 |
RELATING TO HEPATITIS B IMMUNIZATION. Requires students below age 18 entering the UH system for the first time to show proof of full immunization against hepatitis B prior to enrollment. Provides for a grace period of days to show proof. |
HED/HLT, FIN |
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346 |
RELATING TO NURSING. Establishes and appropriates moneys for the Nursing Scholarship Program to satisfy the growing demand for nurses in the State. |
HED, FIN |
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347 |
RELATING TO A TAX CREDIT FOR FOOD. Provides a tax credit for food purchases. |
HSH, FIN |
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348 |
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. |
HSH, FIN |
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349 |
RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. Provides tax credit for long-term care insurance premiums equal to a blank dollar amount. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
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350 |
RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Creates additional general excise tax exemptions to prevent taxation of medical services and products. |
HLT, FIN |
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351 |
RELATING TO A GENERAL EXCISE TAX HOLIDAY. Establishes a general excise tax holiday for consumers and businesses for goods and services sold on condition that businesses pass the savings on to consumers. |
EDB, FIN |
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352 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Excludes proceeds from residential rent from general excise tax liability. Effective from January 1, 2004. |
HSH, FIN |
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353 |
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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354 |
RELATING TO AN EXEMPTION FROM GENERAL EXCISE TAX LIABILITY FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. Exempts Medicare and Medicaid from general excise tax liability. |
HLT/HSH, FIN |
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355 |
RELATING TO INCENTIVES FOR RECYCLABLES. Offers incentives to expand the market for recyclables. |
EEP, FIN |
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356 |
RELATING TO ENERGY. Increases renewable portfolio standard goals for electric utility companies to 20% of their net electricity sales by 12/31/20. Mandates greater use of renewable energy in state buildings and projects. Exempts general excise and fuel taxes on alternative fuel. Extends energy conservation tax credit. |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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357 |
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, FIN |
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358 |
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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359 |
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTIONS 2 AND 3 OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO CREATE ELECTED DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS. Proposes a constitutional amendment that provides for the creation of ten locally elected district school boards. |
EDN, JUD, FIN |
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360 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION GOVERNANCE. Implements measures to facilitate the governance of a decentralized system of education; delineates powers and duties of the state and local district boards of education and the superintendent. |
EDN, LAB, FIN |
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361 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Comprehensive reform of charter schools |
EDN, LAB, FIN |
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362 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Allows a teacher or driver in charge to exclude from the teacher's classroom or the driver in charge's school bus any pupil who: is guilty of disorderly conduct; interferes with an orderly educational process; threatens, abuses, or intimidates a school employee; willfully disobeys a school employee; or uses abusive or profane language directed at a school employee. |
EDN, LAB, JUD, FIN |
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363 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Facilitates the transmission of information indicative to school performance to the public. |
EDN, FIN |
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364 |
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. Transfers certain functions and authority from various departments to the department of education. |
EDN, LAB, JUD, FIN |
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365 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Mandates that public schools with an enrollment of 400 or greater divide into separate semi-autonomous units; allows staff to select their unit of employment, student body to select unit of enrollment, requires each unit to choose its own focus or educational theme. |
EDN, LAB, FIN |
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366 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Allows home school students to participate on an equal basis in any extracurricular or interscholastic activities offered by a public school in the geographic area in which the student resides. Requires home school students to pay applicable activity participation fees. |
EDN, FIN |
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367 |
RELATING TO THE AGE OF CONSENT. Removes the sunset date from Act 1, Session Laws of Hawaii 2001, Second Special Session. |
HLT, HSH, JUD |
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368 |
RELATING TO SENTENCING FOR DRUGS AND INTOXICATING COMPOUNDS OFFENSES. Closes inadvertent loophole created by Act 161, Session Laws of Hawaii 2002. |
JUD |
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369 |
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Amends Article V of the Hawaii Constitution to provide for the election of the attorney general in a general election. |
JUD, FIN |
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370 |
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; mandates write-in-voting as an option for elections. |
JUD, FIN |
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371 |
RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY RIGHTS. Provides that certain elected and appointed state and county officials who commit an offense against property rights while knowingly or intentionally using their official position in a manner outside of the course and scope of their office or employment are to receive an enhanced sentence. |
JUD |
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REQUESTING THAT ALL OPERATING SODA MACHINES IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS DISPENSE ONLY HEALTHY AND NON-CARBONATED BEVERAGES. |
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO ESTABLISH A SUN PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR HAWAII'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. |
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REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF PROPOSED MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR HEARING AID DEVICES AND SERVICES. |
CPC, LMG, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE ON GRADUATED PARENTING. |
HSH/HLT, EDN, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATEWIDE INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR COORDINATION AND EXPANSION OF SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH HEALTHY START TO YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. |
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REQUESTING THAT THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS RECOGNIZE AN OFFICIAL POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE. |
WLH, JUD |
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REQUESTING THAT ALL OPERATING SODA MACHINES IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS DISPENSE ONLY HEALTHY AND NON-CARBONATED BEVERAGES. |
EDN, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO ESTABLISH A SUN PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR HAWAII'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. |
HLT, EDN, FIN |
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REQUESTING THAT THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS RECOGNIZE AN OFFICIAL POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE. |
WLH, JUD |
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