COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Monday, February 6, 2006
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 3237 |
RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. Creates an Early Learning Authority to oversee the State's early childhood learning system. Makes more early childhood learning programs and facilities available by establishing financial incentives for their creation. Improves the quality of early childhood learning programs and practitioners by establishing financial incentives. Attracts and retains quality practitioners in the early learning system by ensuring adequate compensation. Guarantees the availability of early learning opportunities to all children by providing subsidies to all four-year-olds. |
EDN/LAB, FIN |
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HB 3095 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PAY THE STATE'S SHARE OF EXPENSES IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH A PRIVATE OR NONSECTARIAN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION TO START EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITIES IN NEED. Appropriates funds to pay the State's share of expenses in a partnership between the department of education and a private or nonsectarian educational organization to start early childhood education programs in communities in need. |
EDN, JUD, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
Decision making only:
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HB 2743 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Short form bill relating to education. |
EDN |
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Monday, February 6, 2006
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
The Committee will hold an informational briefing to receive information from the Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission about the status of the PUC's collection, review, and analysis of data regarding the oil industry's compliance with the Fair Gas Price Law, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 486H.
The Committee will also receive information from the Consumer Advocate about consumer complaints or inquiries relating to the oil industry's compliance with the Fair Gas Price Law, and the Consumer Advocate's involvement with the PUC's collection, review, and analysis of compliance data received from the oil industry.
COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
Monday, February 6, 2006
3:00 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 1802 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE. Establishes a workers' compensation insurance premium discount for businesses that establish and maintain a return to work program that is certified by the department of labor and industrial relations. |
LAB/CPC, FIN |
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HB 2699 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Requires an employer of an injured employee who is cleared to return to light or reduced duty work to provide that level of work to the injured employee. |
LAB/CPC, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE AND COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Monday, February 6, 2006
3:05 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 2317 |
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Makes permanent the authorization for bona fide trade associations to be treated as a group of purposes of health insurance. |
CPC/LAB |
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HB 2320 |
RELATING TO INSURANCE. Updates and conforms current statutes governing insurer examinations and commercial general liability extended reporting requirements with the changes and revisions in the most current NAIC Model Acts and Model Regulations. Adopts annual financial audit requirements. |
CPC/LAB, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
Monday, February 6, 2006
3:10 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 3100 |
RELATING TO MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES. Provides right of redemption to mortgagor and limits down payment in event of foreclosure sale to not more than twenty-five per cent of successful bid in a foreclosure sale under power of sale. |
CPC |
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HB 3252 |
RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. Provides immunity to a gasoline dealer for injury or damage to any person caused by purchaser of gasoline. |
CPC, JUD |
Decision making to follow.
Decision making only:
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HB 1796 |
RELATING TO NOTICE. Previously heard on 1/30/06 Requires a notice of foreclosure to be made in a newspaper published in the county (population of 200,000 or less) where the foreclosed property is located. The notice may also be made in a newspaper of general circulation. |
CPC |
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HB 2972 |
RELATING TO ELECTRICAL LICENSING. Short form bill for electrical licensing. |
CPC |
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HB 2605 |
RELATING TO CABLE. Short form bill relating to cable. |
CPC |
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
8:00 a.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 2763 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ERADICATE AND CONTROL THE COQUI FROG. Makes an appropriation to eradicate and control the coqui frog. |
AGR/EEP, FIN |
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HB 2765 |
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Controls invasive species, such as coqui frogs, through various measures. |
AGR/EEP, FIN
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|
HB 2759 |
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Requires the Invasive Species Council to give priority to eradicating coqui frogs that are on lands owned by the State or any county and within one mile of residential areas. |
AGR/EEP, FIN |
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HB 2873 |
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Establishes the Hawaii invasive species special fund that is funded by airport landing fees and harbor fees to finance the fight against invasive species. |
EEP/AGR, TRN, FIN |
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HB 2263 |
RELATING TO CONTROLLING INVASIVE SPECIES. Establishes a fee for the inspection of invasive species at state ports of entry. Also establishes the invasive species inspection, quarantine and eradication fund for the deposit of fees. |
EEP/AGR, FIN |
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HB 1946 |
RELATING TO FERTILIZER. Regulates the sale, distribution, and use of fertilizers, soil amendments, and liming materials in the State. |
EEP/AGR, JUD, FIN |
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HB 2308 Proposed HD1 (Copies available in Room 314) |
RELATING TO ENERGY. Establishes an energy policy framework of integrated measures to encourage and support market-based development of reliable, cost-effective, more self-reliant energy systems. |
EEP/AGR, CPC/HED, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
8:45 a.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
Decision making only:
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HB 3050 |
RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY. Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products sold in the State. |
EEP/EDB, CPC, FIN |
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 3044 |
RELATING TO GASOLINE. Requires a phased reduction of methyl tertiary-butyl ether in gasoline sold or imported in the State with levels no greater that .15 volume per cent by January 1, 2009. |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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HB 3222 |
RELATING TO ENERGY. Establishes the State Program on Renewable Hydrogen to manage the state's transition to a renewable hydrogen economy. Establishes the Hydrogen Technologies Special Fund to fund renewable hydrogen projects. Appropriates funds for the program and special fund. |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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HB 2175 |
RELATING TO ENERGY. Increases renewable energy tax credit for photovoltaic systems and removes the credits' 2008 sunset date; authorizes bond issuances to install photovoltaic systems at public schools statewide and enable state facilities to meet greenhouse gas and energy consumption reduction goals; requires incorporation of leadership in energy in environmental design silver standards for certain state-funded facilities; establishes the pay as you save pilot project to help finance residential solar hot water systems. |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON TOURISM & CULTURE AND COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 2688 |
RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Provides greater efficiency in enforcement and regulation of fireworks and articles pyrotechnic in the areas of use, sales, importation, and storage by redefining the terminology used in referring to fireworks and articles pyrotechnic to be more in line with that of the federal agencies that regulate such explosives. |
TAC/PSM, JUD |
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HB 2000 |
RELATED TO FIREWORKS. Allows the various counties to enact more stringent laws than those imposed by the Hawaii Revised Statutes. Prohibits the sale of non-aerial common fireworks on the Fourth of July in counties with populations over 500,000. |
PSM/TAC, JUD |
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HB 3113 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAI`I HISTORY MUSEUM. Appropriates funds for the creation of the Hawai`i History Museum. |
TAC, FIN |
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HB 3235 |
RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII ENDOWMENT FUND. Appropriates matching funds to the State of Hawaii endowment fund. |
TAC, FIN |
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HB 2965 |
RELATING TO A COMMISSION TO CELEBRATE 2008 AS THE YEAR OF THE FAMILY. Establishes the year of the family celebration 2008 commission. Appropriates funds for the commission's operating expenses. |
TAC, FIN |
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HB 1818 |
RELATING TO MINORS. Removes the exemption for minors from waiver of liability with respect to all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles. |
TAC, JUD |
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HB 2799 |
RELATING TO ATTRACTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES TAX CREDIT. Repeals the Attractions and Educational Facilities Tax Credit for Ko Olina Resort and Marina and Makaha Resort. |
TAC, FIN |
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HB 1963 |
RELATING TO NO RULES COMBAT. Prohibits no rules, extreme, or ultimate combat. |
TAC, JUD |
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HB 3223 |
RELATING TO MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. Renames the state boxing commission as the state athletic commission; requires state athletic commission to regulate boxing and mixed martial arts contests; defines unarmed combat and mixed martial arts. |
TAC, CPC/JUD |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
THIS BILL WAS PREVIOUSLY HEARD ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2006 ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.
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HB 2371 |
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. Emergency appropriation ($1,320,000) to ensure that funding for the operations of the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF) is maintained through the end of FY 2005-2006. |
HUS/JUD, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
9:05 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 1793 |
RELATING TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. Extends the statutory authority for the licensing of home and community-based case management agencies and the certification of community care foster family homes until 06/30/08. |
HUS/HLT, FIN |
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HB 1822 |
RELATING TO COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOMES. Increases the maximum occupancy of community care foster family homes from two adults to three. |
HUS/HLT, FIN |
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HB 1820 |
RELATING TO EXPANDED ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES. Raises maximum number of residents in type I expanded adult residential care homes from 5 to 6. |
HUS/HLT, FIN |
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HB 1792 |
RELATING TO ADULT FOSTER CARE HOMES. Increases the maximum amount of adults with developmental disabilities that are allowed to reside in an adult foster care home from 2 to 3. |
HUS/HLT, FIN |
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HB 1821 |
RELATING TO CARE HOMES. Increases by $100 per resident per month, payments for type I adult residential care homes, adult foster homes, developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, and developmental disabilities apartment complexes. |
HUS/HLT, FIN |
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HB 2223 |
RELATING TO CARE HOMES. Increases payments for: (1) type I ARCHs, developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, and adult foster homes, from not more than $521.90 to not less than $621.90; and (2) type II ARCHs from not more than $629.90 to not less than $729.90. Appropriates $ for FY 2006-2007. |
HUS/HLT, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 2646 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Requires the State and the courts to recognize the validity of labor-management agreements that meet certain specified requirements. |
LAB, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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HB 2695 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYERS' MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Requires the Hawaii employers' mutual insurance company to provide a workers' compensation insurance plan that utilizes a coordinated system of care model to provide medical and rehabilitation services to injured employees. |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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HB 2647 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Establishes a coordinated care system option to provide workers' compensation benefits for public employees. |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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HB 2694 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Changes the reimbursement rate for medical services provided by neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons under the State's workers' compensation law to an unspecified percentage of the Medicare Resource Based Value Scale system rates. |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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HB 2450 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Effective January 1, 2007, requires that the application of all Medicare fee schedules, rather than just the Medicare Resource Based Relative Value Scale, apply to workers' compensation claims. Establishes task force to evaluate impacts of this bill. Required workers' compensation insurers to identify overall cost savings and apply them to rates on new and renewal policies issued between February 1, 2007 and January 31, 2010. Establishes moratorium on rate increases. |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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HB 2629 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to establish standardized medical excuse and routing forms for workers' compensation claims. Requires the timely processing and payment of bills to medical service providers. Establishes that only claim progress notes and authorization be required for payment to medical service providers. |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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HB 2698 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Requires the director of labor and industrial relations to establish standardized forms for health care providers to use when reporting on and billing for injuries compensable under the State's workers' compensation law. |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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HB 1867 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Ensures that uninterrupted medical care is provided to an injured worker, even if the injured employee's employer denies further treatment, until the director of labor and industrial relations renders a final decision on the matter. |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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HB 1892 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Prevents the termination of temporary total disability benefits until the director of labor decides to terminate them. |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
Decision making to follow.