COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

 

Friday, January 26, 2007

2:00 p.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HB 20

RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Repeals section 302a-1115 because it is no longer required based on the implementation of the Reinventing Education Act of 2004 (Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004).

 

EDN/LAB, FIN

HB 23

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS

Adds providers, subcontractors, and trainees from an institute of higher education to individuals subject to criminal history record check for employment purposes by department of education.

 

EDN/LAB, FIN

HB 25

RELATING TO TEACHER LICENSING

Authorizes the board of education to issue Hawaii teaching licenses to teachers with licenses from other states whose licensing standards are equivalent to or higher than Hawaii's.

 

EDN/LAB

HB 592

RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS-Appropriates funds to implement a career ladder program to attract, retain, and reward quality and excellence in educational assistants.

 

EDN/LAB, FIN

HB 13

RELATING TO EDUCATION

Establishes food distribution program revolving fund to support the administration and operation of the food distribution program.  Fund is not to exceed $2,000,000 from revenues generated.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 14

RELATING TO EDUCATION

Repeals provisions that transfer functions from the department of budget and finance to the department of education as specified in the Reinventing Education Act of 2004.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 17

RELATING TO EDUCATION

Requires the department of education's committee on weights to meet every odd numbered  year rather than every year

 

EDN, FIN

HB 21

RELATING TO SCHOOLS

Limits asbestos testing at school facilities to suspected asbestos containing materials, as required by the federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986.

 

EDN

HB 22

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS

Repealing the department of education repair and maintenance account for projects on backlogn list as of 6/30/00.

 

EDN, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING

 

Monday, January 29, 2007

8:30 a.m.

Conference Room 329; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HB 99

RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES.

Requires the department of human services to offer financial education to applicants for and recipients of temporary assistance for needy families.

 

HSH, FIN

HB 100

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Eliminates the asset limits for households with minor dependents' applications for medical assistance and appropriates funds for this purpose.

 

HSH, FIN

HB 101

RELATING TO HOMEOWNERSHIP.

Provides financial assistance to qualified first time home buyers under the individual development accounts program.  Repeals 5 year limitation on direct state funding to fiduciary organizations.

 

HSH, FIN

HB 103

RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES.

Requires the department of human services to develop and implement a micro-credit pilot program and appropriates funds for that purpose.

 

HSH, FIN

HB 472

RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS.

Repeals 5 year limitation on direct state funding to fiduciary organizations.  Requires State to provide technical and administrative assistance to fiduciary organizations. Allows qualified expenditures for auto purchases.  Raises the limit fiduciary organizations may use to cover administrative costs. Allows State to utilize federal funds for matching funds.  Makes appropriation to department of human services for fiduciary organizations.

 

HSH, FIN

HB 928

RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES.

Appropriates funds to expand two federal low-income homeownership programs; exempts certain escrow accounts from the asset test for public assistance.

 

HSH, FIN

HB 525

RELATING TO FOSTER CHILDREN'S TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD.

Mandates State to provide independent living programs to foster children at age 14.

 

HSH, JUD, FIN

HB 534

RELATING TO CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY.

Appropriates funds to educate the public about the child passenger restraints law and to help subsidize the cost of child booster car seats for low-income families.

 

HSH, TRN, FIN

HB 236

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Appropriates $1,400,000 to Habitat for Humanity as a grant to build 200 self-help ownership homes in the State.

 

HSH, FIN

HB 469

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.

Prohibits discrimination of domestic violence victims in real property transactions, specifically housing discrimination.

 

HSH, CPC/JUD

HB 471

RELATING TO RENTAL APPLICATION FEES.

Regulates the imposition of rental application fees by landlords.

 

HSH, CPC/JUD

HB 734

RELATING TO LEASEHOLD CONVERSION.

Until 1/1/10, excludes from income taxation 100% of capital gains realized from the sale of leased fee interest in residential house lot or multi-family residential leasehold property to a lessee, association of apartment owners, or cooperative, subject to an aggregate cap of $800,000 per year.

 

HSH, CPC, FIN

HB 929

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.

Establishes the Incentive and Streamlining Grants Program to assist counties in streamlining the permit and approval process for construction and development of affordable housing.

 

HSH, WLH, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

 

Monday, January 29, 2007

9:00 a.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HB 227

RELATING TO HELMET USE BY MINORS.

Requires persons under the age of eighteen to wear a helmet while operating an all terrain vehicle on public property.  Provides fines for violations.

 

TRN, JUD, FIN

HB 235

RELATING TO ALL TERRAIN-VEHICLES.

Limits right to operate all terrain-vehicles to adults.  Requires all terrain-vehicles to have mufflers and not be operated on public lands.  Requires retailers to inform buyers of requirements prior to sale or rental.

 

TRN, EDB, JUD

HB 351

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Establishes the photo red light imaging detector system program.  Authorizes counties to administer the program.

 

TRN, JUD, FIN

HB 352

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Establishes the photo speed imaging detector system program.  Authorizes counties to administer the program.

 

TRN, JUD, FIN

HB 154

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.

Redefines highly intoxicated driver.  Establishes evidence and sentencing parameters for highly intoxicated drivers.  Establishes minimum and maximum administrative license revocation periods for highly intoxicated drivers.

 

TRN, JUD

HB 372

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

Promotes the civil engineering profession and enhances the recruitment and retention of civil engineers in the department of transportation by providing financial assistance, on-the-job training, and educational opportunities to qualified students of Hawaii.

 

TRN, HED, FIN

HB 70

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Allows State to enter into agreements with private entities to build, operate, own, or finance transportation facilities including toll highways.  Appropriates $      and $      for FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009, respectively.

 

TRN, EDB, FIN

HB 64

RELATING TO HARBORS.

Authorizes the department of transportation to partner with a private developer to purchase or lease land for an intra-island ferry or water taxi service at west Oahu.

 

TRN, FIN

HB 736

RELATING TO OCEAN RECREATION AND COASTAL AREAS PROGRAMS.

Transfers small boat harbors, boating, ocean recreation, and coastal areas programs, from DLNR back to DOT.  Allows DLNR to retain its present scope of jurisdiction over enforcement of the programs.

 

TRN, WLH, FIN

HB 898

RELATING TO FIXED GUIDEWAY STATION ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Creates enterprise zones within a half-mile radius of stations of a fixed guideway system on Oahu.  Grants various tax concessions relating to enterprise zones to qualified businesses, including new construction of affordable housing within those zones.

 

TRN, EDB, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS

 

Monday, January 29, 2007

9:30 a.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HB 1057

RELATING TO TOBACCO.

Makes it unlawful for minors (persons under age 18) to possess or use tobacco products.  Exempts minors when lawfully delivering tobacco products or participating in a law enforcement activity.  Subjects violator of a subsequent offense to possible, rather than mandatory, community service.

 

EDB, JUD

HB 1058

RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.

Prohibits attempts by minors using false identification to purchase liquor by establishing fines and other penalties.   Designates 50 percent of revenues from fines to county programs for underage drinking awareness and prevention.  Authorizes the issuance of citations as an alternative to arrest for violations associated with intoxicating liquor.

 

EDB, JUD

HB 1432

RELATING TO STATEWIDE WIRELESS ACCESS.

Establishes a statewide wireless access task force that shall study the feasibility of creating a state owned and operated wireless network.

 

EDB, LMG, FIN

HB 317

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATIONS.

Exempts from the General Excise Tax amounts paid to a professional employment organization on behalf of employees hired by a client company. Ensures rights of employees.

 

EDB, FIN

HB 338

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Establishes the Hawaii innovations partnership corporation to provide research and development grants and to invest in enterprises in advanced technology, life sciences, and renewable energy fields.

 

EDB, FIN

HB 318

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.

Establishes a three-year administrative rules review pilot program that requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to examine its rules, and to identify and repeal obsolete, cumbersome, unnecessary, or overly restrictive rules.

 

EDB, CPC

HB 687

RELATING TO CORPORATIONS.

Establishes a task force to determine how to provide for the establishment and incorporation of responsible companies that consider the public interest in doing business.

 

EDB, CPC, FIN

HB 963

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Prohibits contract requiring provider of professional services to indemnify and hold governmental body harmless, except for negligent acts, errors, or omissions.

 

EDB, JUD, FIN

Decision making to follow.