COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
2:00 p.m. AGENDA:
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SB 1256 (SSCR696) |
PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO MODIFY THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS. Amends article X, section 6 of the Hawaii Constitution to modify the appointment process for the UH board of regents. |
HED, JUD, FIN |
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SB 1257 SD2 (SSCR697) |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Establishes the candidate advisory council to screen and propose candidates for appointment to the board of regents of the University of Hawaii. (SD1) |
HED, JUD, FIN |
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SB 904 SD1 (SSCR749) |
RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Grants authority to UH to manage real property owned, leased, or otherwise under its control, and control public activity thereon. (SD1) |
HED, WLO/HAW, FIN |
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SB 898 SD1 (SSCR818) |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Extends Act 321, Session Laws of Hawaii 1986 Regular Session, relating to UH financial administration, to 06/30/06. (SD1) |
HED, FIN |
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SB 667 SD2 (SSCR817) |
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR FLOOD LOSSES. Makes an emergency appropriation of $25,000,000 in general revenues to pay for unanticipated losses that were incurred by the University of Hawaii as a result of the October 30, 2004, flood in Manoa. (SD2) |
HED, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
2:45 p.m. AGENDA:
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SB 1747 SD2 (SSCR820) |
RELATING TO THE LYON ARBORETUM. Appropriates $900,000 to the University of Hawaii for repair, maintenance, and operation of the Harold L. Lyon Arboretum. (SD2) |
HED, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Thursday, March 17, 2005
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 440 SD1 (SSCR625) |
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Prohibits fundraising on state or county property. Limits contributions of out-of-state residents. Restricts certain contributions from banks and corporations. Prohibits candidates from contributing campaign funds to charitable and other organizations. Treats unpaid loans as campaign contributions. (SD1) |
JUD, FIN |
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SB 602 SD2 (SSCR723) |
RELATING TO PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS. Requires pawnshops and secondhand dealers to file daily electronic reports of pawn transactions with the police department effective 7/1/06. Authorizes police department to require electronic photographs of items and to make them available to the public. (SD2) |
JUD, FIN |
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SB 607 SD1 (SSCR636) |
RELATING TO THEFT. Provides that an individual caught with stolen property belong to three or more persons in the same or separate incidents as part of a common scheme or plan commits felony theft regardless of the value of the property. (SD1) |
JUD |
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SB 613 SD2 (SSCR966) |
RELATING TO INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS. Appropriates funds to members of the interagency council on intermediate sanctions to carry out its 5-year strategic plan to reduce adult offender recidivism and to institutionalize enhancements to Hawaii's criminal justice system. (SD2) |
JUD, FIN |
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SB 615 SD1 (SSCR128) |
RELATING TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT. Clarifies that the district court having jurisdiction over a civil action involving summary possession has concurrent jurisdiction with the small claims court over security deposit disputes between a landlord and tenant. (SD1) |
JUD |
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SB 617 SD1 (SSCR835) |
RELATING TO COURT INTERPRETER SERVICES. Creates the court interpreting services revolving fund and exempts the fund from central service expenses and departmental administrative expenses. (SD1) |
JUD, FIN |
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SB 1476 SD2 (SSCR704) |
RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Clarifies fireworks terminology to be consistent with federal law; repeals and amends definitions. (SD2) |
JUD, FIN |
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SB 700 SD1 (SSCR638) |
RELATING TO NUISANCE ABATEMENT. Clarifies the standard of proof in a nuisance abatement suit is preponderance of the evidence. Authorizes the court to issue a protective order authorizing the nondisclosure of the identity of witnesses upon a showing of prior threats or acts of violence. Allows a court to order the suspension or revocation of a business, professional, operational, or liquor license. (SD1) |
JUD |
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SB 1816 SD2 (SSCR955) |
RELATING TO STUDENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENT REFERRALS. Clarifies requirements for student drug abuse assessment referrals. Establishes task force to study process by which students are referred for substance abuse assessment and treatment. Makes appropriation to the department of education for student substance abuse testing. (SD2) |
JUD, FIN |
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SB 1817 SD2 (SSCR956) |
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Authorizes the DOE to conduct criminal history record checks of providers, subcontractor, and institute of higher education trainees who work or train in close proximity to public school students. (SD2)
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JUD, FIN |
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SB 40 SD1 (SSCR698) |
RELATING TO CAREGIVER CONSENT. Authorizes a minor's caregiver to consent to health care services for the minor. Establishes requirements for caregiver consent affidavit. (SD1) |
JUD |
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SB 675 (SSCR700) |
RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. Provides the authority for the Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) to provide services to non-custodial parents, allows disclosure of information in administrative proceedings, and the issuance of income withholding orders. Requires the non-custodial parent to keep the CSEA informed of medical insurance coverage. Enables the CSEA to notify employers of the requirement to provide medical insurance coverage by regular mail or transmission by electronic means. |
JUD |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
Friday, March 18, 2005
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HCR 73 |
IN SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY AND REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES SENATE TO RATIFY THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN. |
INT/HLT, JUD |
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SB 1709 (SSCR797) |
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. Establishes the Office of International Affairs to coordinate and promote peace through improved economic, social, cultural, and scientific relations with other countries.
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INT, FIN |
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Decision making only: |
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HCR 65 |
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE-PROVINCE RELATIONS OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PROVINCE OF THUA THIEN-HUE OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM. |
INT |
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HCR 69 |
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE-PROVINCE RELATIONS OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PROVINCE OF THUA THIEN-HUE OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM. |
INT, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, & OCEAN RESOURCES
Friday, March 18, 2005
Conference Room 423; State Capitol
8:30 a.m. AGENDA:
WLO only:
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SB 212 SD2 (SSCR915) |
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENT. Appropriates funds to the commission on Water Resource Management for a hydrologist position and a geologist position. (SD2)
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WLO, FIN |
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SB 1301 SD2 (SSCR714) |
RELATING TO OCEAN RECREATION. Requires the department of land and natural resources to consider user conflicts, address environmental concerns, and balance commercial activities along the coast in issuing permits for commercial ocean activities on the Waianae coast. Creates the west Oahu ocean resource management area. (SD2) |
WLO, FIN |
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SB 1081 SD2 (SSCR994) |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR POUHALA MARSH EDUCATION AND JOB TRAINING CENTER. Provides funding to match initiative funding to develop an education and job training center for Pouhala marsh. (SD2) |
WLO, FIN |
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SB 1891 SD2 (SSCR930) |
RELATING TO BOATING. Requires an owner of a commercial vessel moored in a state small boat harbor to pay a minimum fee based on a percentage of gross revenues derived from the use of the vessel. Expands the types of fees and penalties established through rules relating to harbors to be deposited into the Boating Special Fund. (SD2) |
WLO, FIN |
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SB 1884 SD1 (SSCR648) |
RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS TO SHORELINES. Requires counties to adopt ordinances that require subdividers or developers to connect existing accesses to the shoreline with lateral public access along the shoreline as a condition to final approval of a subdivision. (SD1) |
WLO, JUD |
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SB 1897 SD2 (SSCR931) |
RELATING TO LAND CONSERVATION. Increases conveyance tax on a sliding scale. Requires 10% of real estate conveyance tax collected be deposited into the land conservation fund. Allows grants to state agencies, counties, and nonprofit land conservation organizations to acquire interest in lands having a value as a resource to the State. Provides stable funding mechanism for the natural area reserves system. (SD2) |
WLO, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
11:30 a.m. AGENDA:
WLO/AGR only:
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SB 1267 SD2 (SSCR920) |
RELATING TO SHARK MONITORING. Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources in conjunction with the Hawaii institute of marine biology to hire a contractor to tag and monitor sharks along the Leeward coast of Oahu from Pearl Harbor to Kaena Point. (SD2) |
WLO/AGR, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Friday, March 18, 2005
8:45 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 1192 SD2 (SSCR866) |
RELATING TO EXEMPT EMPLOYEES. Limits the number of exempt positions. Requires DHRD to report annually to the legislature the number and percentage of civil service and exempt employees employed by the State. (SD2) |
LAB, FIN |
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SB 813 SD2 (SSCR855) |
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. Appropriates $20 million in Reed Act funds for services of the unemployment insurance and workforce development divisions. Provides additional funding to the local workforce investment boards for employer outreach and services, labor force pool expansion and capacity building. (SD2) |
LAB, FIN |
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SB 1808 SD1 (SSCR993) |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW. Amends workers' compensation law, including but not limited to mandating further requirements for vocational rehabilitation providers, limiting the director's rulemaking authority, and specifying procedures for filing of claims. (SD1) |
LAB, FIN |
Decision making to follow.