HOD 03-25-04 HEARING

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Friday, March 26, 2004

Conference Room 308; State Capitol

11:00 a.m. AGENDA:

SB 1491 SD1 (SSCR2525)	RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT. Authorizes the transfer of excess revenues in special funds, revolving funds, and special accounts to the credit of the general fund. Reduces the balance ceiling for the environmental health education special fund. Repeals governor's ability to transfer excess balances of special funds.	FIN
SB 2525 PROPOSED HD1	RELATING TO STATE FUNDS. PROPOSED HD1: Repeals the compliance resolution fund and redirects fees to the general fund. Requires DCCA to return or discount fees if the fees collected in the prior year is 110 per cent of the fees collected in the prior year and if the fees drop below 90 per cent, increase fees to eliminate the shortfalls. Ensures that all personnel and operating costs of DCCA are paid for by revenues generated by DCCA. Requires the monthly reporting of revenues generated by DCCA.	FIN

Decision making to follow.

1:00 p.m. AGENDA:

SB 2528 SD1 (SSCR2662)	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Reduces grant reimbursement from 50% to 35% of costs incurred for wind resistive devices and their installation. Repeals authorization for reimbursement of inspection costs. Appropriates $1 million in general funds.	FIN
SB 1611 PROPOSED HD2	RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM. PROPOSED HD2: Makes clarifying amendments to the Deposit Beverage Container Program.	EEP/EDB, FIN
SB 3238 SD2 HD1	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Implements education reform and decentralization measures; establishes a weighted student formula for providing operating moneys to individual public schools.	EDN/LAB/HED, FIN PENDING REFERRAL

Decision making to follow.

 

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Monday, March 29, 2004

9:00 a.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

AGENDA:

WEIGHTED STUDENT FORMULA AND SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL

The purpose of the informational briefing is to discuss the San Francisco Unified School District's Weighted Student Formula and their School Site Councils concept as presented by the following educators:

Dr. Arlene Ackerman, Ed.D., Superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School

District.

Mr. Myong Leigh, Chief of Policy and Planning, San Francisco Unified School District

Mr. Paul Cheng, Principal, Lowell High School in San Francisco.

Dr. Lance Tagomori, Ed.D., Principal, Cesar Chavez Elementary School in San

Francisco

Mr. Richard P. Shrieve, Parent and Vice Chair, Lowell High School, School Site Council

 

COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT

Monday, March 29,2004

9:00 a.m.

Conference Room 329; State Capitol

AGENDA:

Decision making only:

HCR 36

REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO INITIATE STATE RELATIONS WITH THE STATE OF RABAT-SALÉ-ZEMMOUR-ZAËR, KINGDOM OF MOROCCO.

INT/LMG

C0MMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Monday, March 29,2004

9:00 a.m.

Conference Room 329; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HCR 72 HR 49	URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO RELAX RESTRICTIONS ON THE GRANTING OF NONIMMIGRANT VISAS TO NATIONALS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUSINESS, TOURISM, AND STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES.	INT
HCR 89	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM AND THE EAST-WEST CENTER TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN HAWAII TO AID BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS.	INT
HCR 153	REQUESTING THE UNITED NATIONS TO CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHMENT IN HAWAII OF A CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH, WELFARE, EDUCATION, AND PEACE BY AND FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES.	INT, FIN

Decision making to follow.