COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Thursday, February 2, 2006
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Campus Center Ballroom, 3rd Floor
2465 Campus Road
1:30 p.m. AGENDA:
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HB 3193 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Allows the board of regents to establish criteria for residency without adopting rules. |
HED, JUD |
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HB 3194 |
RELATING TO THE COMMISSION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. Reduces the term of membership on the Commission for National and Community Service from 4 to 3 years. |
HED |
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HB 3196 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Establishes a state eminent scholars special fund to create new endowed faculty positions at UH. Appropriates $1. |
HED, FIN |
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HB 3198 |
RELATING TO THE CENTER FOR NURSING SPECIAL FUND. Removes the center for nursing special fund from the state treasury. Removes responsibility for administration of the fund from the board of regents, specifically, and assigns it to the University of Hawaii, generally. |
HED, FIN |
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HB 3029 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Authorizes the UH board of regents to provide tuition waivers or reductions to: members of the Hawaii national guard or the federal military reserves in Hawaii; active duty military personnel stationed in Hawaii; and dependents of the foregoing persons. |
HED, PSM, FIN |
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HB 3159 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES. Appropriates funding to the University of Hawaii college of natural sciences. |
HED, FIN |
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HB 3160 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds for additional faculty and program support for nursing and dental hygiene at the University of Hawaii. |
HED, FIN |
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HB 3161 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOR CAMPUS SECURITY. Appropriates $480,000, for sixteen campus security officer I positions for the University of Hawaii at Manoa. |
HED, FIN |
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HB 3162 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO EXPAND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S HAMILTON LIBRARY'S HOURS AN ADDITIONAL FORTY-TWO HOURS PER WEEK. Appropriates funds to allow the University of Hawaii's Hamilton library to extend its hours. |
HED, FIN |
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HB 3163 |
RELATING TO THE WAIKIKI AQUARIUM. Appropriates funds for the general operating budget and capital improvement projects for the Waikiki Aquarium. |
HED, FIN |
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HB 3164 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. Appropriates funding for the University of Hawaii college of arts and sciences. |
HED, FIN |
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HB 3165 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK. Appropriates $1,320,000 to UH School of Social Work for: (1) $1,000,000 for an endowed scholarship fund; (2) $110,000 for one professor position as director of research for social work; and (3) $210,000 for three assistant professor tenure track positions. |
HED, FIN |
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HB 3166 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds for a student-run television station and programming at the University of Hawaii. |
HED, FIN |
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HB 3158 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds for utility and maintenance expenses at UH Manoa. |
HED, FIN |
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HB 3156 |
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. |
HED, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
2:30 p.m. AGENDA:
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HB 3157 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for programs with a native Hawaiian focus. |
HED, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
3:00 p.m. AGENDA:
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HB 3186 |
RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Appropriates funding to the University of Hawaii's Kapiolani Community College. |
HED, FIN |
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HB 3187 |
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Appropriates funding for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the Kapiolani Community College. |
HED, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
Thursday, February 2, 2006
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 423; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 1917 |
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SALARY COMMISSION. Proposes a constitutional amendment to establish a salary commission to review and make recommendations for the salaries of justices, judges, state legislators, the governor, the lieutenant governor, and state executive branch department heads and their assistants, excluding the University of Hawaii and the Department of Education. |
LMG, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1918 |
RELATING TO COMMISSION ON SALARIES. Pursuant to a proposed constitutional amendment, establishes a commission on salaries to recommend the salary of the governor, lieutenant governor, the members of the legislature, justices and judges of all state courts, the administrative director of the State or an equivalent position, and the department heads or executive officers and the deputies or assistants to the department heads of all state departments |
LMG, JUD, FIN |
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HB 2259 |
RELATING TO OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST. Funds the office of the legislative analyst only to the extent that the office monitor the receipt and expenditures of federal funds received by the State and to review and make recommendations to the legislature regarding the administration and efficacy of the expenditures. |
LMG, FIN |
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HB 2602 |
RELATING TO VIDEOCONFERENCING. Requires the department of accounting and general services, together with the department of education where appropriate, to establish videoconferencing capable facilities in public buildings throughout the State. Requires DAGS to adopt rules for use and management of facilities. Appropriates funds. |
LMG, FIN |
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HB 2712 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE 2050 SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. Makes an appropriation for the auditor to prepare the 2050 sustainability plan. |
LMG, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE AND COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Thursday, February 2, 2006
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 1935 |
RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS. Gives prospective purchaser of property in a planned community right to receive and review association declaration and association documents. Gives prospective purchaser right to cancel sales contract, without cause, within 15 days after receipt of declaration and documents. |
CPC/JUD |
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HB 2316 |
RELATING TO MORTGAGE BROKERS. Replaces existing provisions regulating mortgage brokers & solicitors with provisions that provides for more specialized regulation of residential mortgage brokers by the Division of Financial Institutions rather than the Professional & Vocational Licensing Division. |
CPC/JUD |
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HB 2453 |
RELATING TO CREDIT CARDS. Prohibits financial institutions doing business in the State from issuing pre-approved applications for credit cards and other financial products to consumers as a marketing ploy. |
CPC/JUD |
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HB 2901 |
RELATING TO GARNISHMENT. Repeals the law requiring a creditor collecting money under a garnishment process to furnish duplicate receipts to the garnishee. |
CPC/JUD |
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HB 2336 |
RELATING TO INVESTIGATIVE ACCESS FOR UNLICENSED ACTIVITY. Allows the investigators of DCCA access to the commercial, public, or residential premises of any business or work site to investigate unlicensed activity. |
CPC/JUD |
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HB 2434 |
RELATING TO INSURANCE. Requires insurers to provide applicants for annuity contracts with a buyer's guide and disclosure document. |
CPC/JUD |
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HB 2580 |
RELATING TO TITLE INSURERS. Requires a title insurer to notify a homeowners' association when real property sold is found to be a part of the association. Requires the title insurer to collect and remit the transfer fee to the association and provide a copy of the conveyance document to the association. |
CPC/JUD |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
Thursday, February 2, 2006
2:15 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 2607 |
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. Establishes a central administrative rules panel within the department of commerce and consumer affairs to adjudicate disputes over administrative rules for all state executive agencies. |
JUD/CPC, FIN |
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HB 2484 |
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. Provides district court judges with discretion to impose a term of imprisonment for first offenses of motor vehicle insurance laws. |
JUD/CPC |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Thursday, February 2, 2006
2:30 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 1437 |
RELATING TO WILLS. Allows pour-over will to be valid if notarized. |
JUD |
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HB 1840 (HSCR5-06) |
RELATING TO CONSERVATION. Removes "drop dead" clause from section 13, Act 380, SLH 1997, as amended by section 1, Act 3, SLH 2001, relating to establishment of conservation plans and safe harbor agreements for the protection of endangered wildlife. |
EEP, JUD, FIN |
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HB 2206 |
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow legislature to define what behavior constitutes a continuing course of conduct in sexual assault cases. |
JUD, FIN |
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HB 2207 |
RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. Amends the law defining continuous sexual assault of a minor to permit the jury to convict if it is unanimous in finding that defendant committed at least three prohibited acts, even if it can not unanimously agree which 3 acts constitute the offense. |
JUD |
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HB 3224 |
RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. Amends the definition of "strong compulsion" to include the use or attempt to use a controlled substance to overcome a person. |
JUD |
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HB 2286 |
RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. Clarifies that information maintained by the CSEA may be disclosed to persons who are directly involved with the administration and implementation of a program approved by Title IV-E of the Social Security Act. |
JUD |
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HB 2287 |
RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. Allows the CSEA to suspend licenses of those individuals who have become delinquent in making payment after entering into an agreement once notice was sent informing the individual of the license suspension process, rather than having to reinitiate the entire license suspension process from the beginning. |
JUD |
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HB 2303 |
RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. Allows income withholding to continue when current child support ends where there are outstanding arrears for cases CSEA services are being provided. Authorizes CSEA to adopt administrative rules as necessary to implement income withholding requirements. |
JUD |
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HB 2209 |
RELATING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. Prohibits sale of graffiti implements to minors. Makes it a petty misdemeanor for a person to sell or give a minor graffiti implements. Makes it a petty misdemeanor for a minor to purchase or otherwise possess graffiti implements without express adult permission or without adult supervision. Makes it a class C felony for an adult to conspire with minors to purchase or provide graffiti implements for the purpose of vandalizing property. |
JUD |
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HB 2536 |
RELATING TO THEFT. Prohibits sentence of probation or grant of deferred acceptance of guilty or no contest plea in case of theft involving $100,000 or more of property. |
JUD |
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HB 2291 |
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Provides the AG with 33% of the proceeds or settlement from a false claim prosecution where the AG initiates, or assumes control of, the action, to provide funds to develop the requisite expertise and resources to actively pursue civil fraud perpetrated against the state. |
JUD, FIN |
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HB 2299 |
RELATING TO CHAPTER 803. Restores the standard required by the US Constitution, rather than the higher standard imposed by the HRS that dictates police behavior when an arrested person requests that a message be conveyed to the arrested person's family member or attorney. Restores the standard required by the US Constitution, rather than the higher standard imposed by the HRS that dictates police behavior when entering a house to arrest a person suspected of a crime. |
JUD |
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HB 2537 |
RELATING TO CHAPTER 803, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. Extends from 48 hours to 72 hours the time within which police must decide to charge arrested person and bring the person to court or to release the person. Excludes weekends and holidays for calculation of the 72 hour period. |
JUD |
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HB 2780 |
RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF CONVICTED DEFENDANTS. Allows a person sentenced for a first-time drug offense prior to 7/01/02, who has a satisfactory record of drug treatment and abstinence and a record free of any criminal conviction, to apply for re-sentencing and expungement of related arrest and conviction records. |
JUD |
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HB 3234 |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Prohibits public officials from appearing in public service announcements three months prior to an election. |
JUD |
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HB 2823 |
RELATING TO BILL OF RIGHTS DAY. Establishes bill of rights day; appropriates funds. |
JUD, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
Decision making only:
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HB 563 (HSCR73) |
RELATING TO MICROORGANISM IMPORT. Repeals provisions for microorganism import certification for medical or scientific purposes. |
AGR, JUD, FIN |
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS AND COMMITTEE ON TOURISM & CULTURE
Friday, February 3, 2006
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 2421 |
RELATING TO PERFORMING ARTS BUSINESSES. Allows for the transfer of high technology business investment tax credits for performing arts qualified high technology businesses (QHTBs). Establishes a program by which the state could buy back tax credits from these QHTBs at deeply discounted rate: 20% of the face value of the credits distributed over 5 years. Requires performing arts QHTBs using this program to contribute .5 percent of their aggregate qualified investments per year to the Hawaii television and film development special fund. |
EDB/TAC, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON TOURISM & CULTURE AND COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS
Friday, February 3, 2006
8:45 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 2512 |
RELATING TO TIME SHARE ZONING. Authorizes the counties to restrict time share units and time share plans in zoning districts, if they establish a time share zoning district. |
TAC/EDB, WLO, FIN |
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HB 3238 |
RELATING TO OUT-OF-STATE SALES OF TIME SHARE INTERESTS. Exempts out-of-state sales of time share plans previously registered in Hawaii from time share law if sold outside of the United States. |
TAC, CPC |
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HB 3080 |
RELATING TO DIGITAL MEDIA. Temporarily replaces the motion picture and film production tax credit with the motion picture, digital media, and film production tax credit which provides an income tax credit amounting to 15% of qualified production costs incurred, in any county of Hawaii with a population over 700,000, and 20% in any county of Hawaii with a population under 700,000; establishes criteria to qualify for the tax credit; caps credit at $8,000,000 per production. |
TAC, FIN |
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HB 1922 |
RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Exempts from the general excise tax, amounts received by the operator of the Hawaii Convention Center for reimbursement of costs or advances made under an operating contract with the Hawaii Tourism Authority. |
TAC, FIN |
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HB 2669 |
RELATING TO THE CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE SPECIAL FUND. Repeals the $31,000,000 cap on deposits of TAT revenues into the Convention Center Enterprise Special Fund, and the provision that revenues in excess of $31,000,000 be deposited into the general fund. |
TAC, FIN |
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HB 2166 |
RELATING TO BRANDING HAWAII NAME. Requires Hawaii tourism authority to conduct a study to assess the value of the "Hawaii" brand and its potential uses in key markets. Appropriates $ . |
TAC, FIN |
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HB 2668 |
RELATING TO TOURISM RESEARCH AND STATISTICS. Specifies that moneys for tourism research and statistics shall be transferred from the tourism special fund to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism in accordance with a master plan and budget developed in coordination with the Hawaii Tourism Authority. |
TAC, FIN |
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HB 1923 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY Among other things, makes permanent the Hawaii Tourism Authority's ability to retain attorneys independent of the Attorney General; its exemption from supervision of accounts by the comptroller; the requirement that it preaudit all its proposed payments to determine the propriety of the payments, and to maintain records and documents necessary to support disbursements; the provision that allows interest and revenues derived by the Hawaii Tourism Authority to be deposited into the Convention Center Enterprise Special Fund and Tourism Special Fund; the increase in the amount of the Tourism Special Fund that can be used by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for the executive director's salary; and its authority to appoint a sports coordinator. |
TAC, JUD, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, & OCEAN RESOURCES AND COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Friday, February 3, 2006
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 2442 |
RELATING TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. Requires notification to the commanding officer of a military installation of zoning changes and district boundary amendments for land within 3,000 feet or 2 miles (depending on county population) of a military installation. |
WLO/PSM, JUD, FIN |
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HB 2221 |
RELATING TO HUNTING. Exempts individuals who qualify for a free state hunting license from any other hunting related fees under the administrative rules of the department of land and natural resources, division of forestry and wildlife. |
WLO/PSM, JUD, FIN |
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HB 2515 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND LIABILITY. Makes permanent 2003 law limiting public entity liability in actions based upon duty to warn of natural conditions on public land. |
WLO, JUD |
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HB 2518 |
RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY TORT LIABILITY. Repeals the sunset date of Act 190, SLH 1996, which establishes conclusive presumptions regarding the duty of public entities to warn of dangers at public beach parks. Repeals the sunset date of Act 170, SLH 2002, which provides an exception to liability for county lifeguard services. |
WLO, JUD |
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HB 2541 |
RELATING TO LIABILITY. Repeals the sunset dates of, thereby making permanent, laws that provide the state and county governments with liability protection for public use of certain state or county recreational areas. |
WLO, JUD |
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HB 1932 |
RELATING TO COUNTY ZONING. Repeals the existing definition of nonsignificant changes and clarifies that counties may specify through ordinance that minor zoning changes may be made administratively by designated county agencies. Requires each county to establish conditions for such zoning changes. |
WLO, FIN |
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HB 2395 |
RELATING TO PROTECTION OF FOREST RESERVES. Establishes general administrative penalties for violations under chapter 183. Increases fines for timber trespass. |
WLO, JUD, FIN |
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HB 2171 |
RELATING TO LAND USE. Establishes a moratorium on golf course development until 2010 to allow the State Office of Planning to study the environmental impact of these projects and form a plan for sustainable golf course development. |
WLO, FIN |
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HB 2396 |
RELATING TO FOREST STEWARDSHIP. Allows revenue derived from forest reserves to be deposited into the Forest Stewardship Fund for management of the State Forest Reserve System. |
WLO, FIN |
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HB 2397 |
RELATING TO GROUNDED VESSELS. Allows the State to take more immediate action in the case of a vessel grounded on a living reef or other critical areas where prompt action may minimize the damage to State property and ocean resources. |
WLO, JUD |
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HB 2398 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII OCEAN AND COASTAL COUNCIL. Provides statutory authority to continue the Hawaii Ocean and Coastal Council. |
WLO, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, & OCEAN RESOURCES
Friday, February 3, 2006
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 2833 |
RELATING TO PRISONS. Directs the department of public safety to adopt strict policies regarding program participation by inmates. Appropriates funds to increase prison worklines in the community. Authorizes HCDA to contract for minimum security inmate housing at Kalaeloa. |
PSM/WLO, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Friday, February 3, 2006
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 2947 |
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. Appropriates $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2006-07 in Reed Act funds for services of the unemployment insurance and workforce development divisions. Allocates funding to the local workforce investment boards for employer outreach and services, labor force pool expansion and capacity building. |
LAB, FIN |
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HB 2948 |
RELATING TO SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS. Establishes that the compensation of substitute teachers shall be tied to the salary or wage increases provided to licensed class II teachers of the department of education. |
LAB, EDN, FIN |
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HB 2237 |
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. Creates a collective bargaining unit for substitute teachers of the department of education, including part-time substitute teachers working less than one-half of a full-time equivalent. |
LAB, EDN, FIN |
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HB 2950 |
RELATING TO VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION TRUSTS. Clarifies the purpose section in the law relating to employee's beneficiary association trusts. |
LAB, EDN, FIN |
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HB 315 |
RELATING TO SUBPOENAS. Entitles a police officer who testifies or is compelled to be available as a state witness under a subpoena when off-duty to overtime compensation. Requires the State to reimburse the counties for 50% of overtime compensation paid. |
LAB, JUD, FIN |
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HB 317 |
RELATING TO ALLOWANCE ON SERVICE RETIREMENT. Grants to police radio dispatchers treatment similar to that accorded to other law enforcement personnel under the employees' retirement system. |
LAB, JUD, FIN |
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HB 2778 |
RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS. Provides for effective and timely communication between all levels of government and individuals who are precluded from using public services due to language barriers. |
LAB, JUD, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS
Friday, February 3, 2006
9:30 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 1889 |
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. |
INT/EDB, FIN |
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HB 1890 |
RELATING TO SISTER STATE AND PROVINCE RELATIONSHIPS. Statutorily establishes a Hawaii sister state committee to recommend sister state or province relationships for the legislature's action. |
INT/EDB, FIN |
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HB 2199 |
RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT. Provides state protocol for international trade agreements. |
INT/EDB, JUD |
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HB 1914 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT. Prohibits state officials from binding the State to government procurement rules of an international trade agreement without legislative action. |
INT/EDB, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Friday, February 3, 2006
11:00 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 2293 |
RELATING TO COURT ADVISEMENT CONCERNING ALIEN STATUS. Allows courts to advise defendants of the effect of a criminal conviction on alien status. |
INT, JUD |
Decision making to follow.