COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 98 SD1 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Repeals the transfer of the public health nurses who supervise school health aides from the department of health to the department of education; establishes the school health services program in chapter 302A, HRS; repeals the school health services program in chapter 321, HRS. |
EDN/HLT/LAB, FIN |
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SB 95 SD1 |
RELATING TO VACANT POSITIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Repeals provisions relating to vacant positions that are no longer needed due to Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004. (SD1)
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EDN/LAB |
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SB 96 SD3 |
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Requires reasonable suspicion drug testing of public school employees, teachers, and public library employees; requires department of education to adopt rules to determine sanctions for positive drug tests. Requires the department of education to develop procedures for obtaining the criminal history of certain persons who are seeking to serve as providers or subcontractors and trainees from an institution of higher education. Allows the department to pass on fees charged by the Hawaii criminal justice data center. Repeals the authority of the department to refuse to issue or to revoke a teaching or other educational certificate. Makes appropriation.
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EDN/LAB, JUD, FIN |
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SB 686 SD1 |
RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS. Requires the department of education to report to the legislature on class levels and other career ladder enhancements, the number of affected individuals, and the cost impact of implementing a career ladder for educational assistants. Appropriates funds to the department of education for an educational assistants' career ladder program.
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EDN/LAB, FIN |
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SB 696 SD2 |
RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES. Establishes a new part for determining school impact fees for financing new or expanding existing department of education schools or facilities by requiring each school impact district to determine the appropriate student generation rates for the area.
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EDN, WLH, FIN |
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SB 885 SD2 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes an agricultural and culinary education program to encourage farming, diversified agriculture, and related industries as long-term career goals, teach students healthy eating habits, and address Hawaii's long-term food sustainability needs. Expands the scope of the agriculture education program in the public schools. Makes appropriations.
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EDN, AGR/EDB, FIN |
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SB 1136 SD2 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Appropriates funds for schools and students meeting specific criteria outside of weighted student formula allocations. Allows complex area superintendents to provide support within the complex areas and appropriates funds therefor. Appropriates funds for junior kindergarten classes with fifteen or fewer students.
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Pending referral |
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SB 1152 SD2 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Provides for smaller learning communities in public schools. Prohibits the selling of school lands and buildings without consideration of using the land and buildings for small learning communities. Requires the department of education to give priority to establishing early childhood education learning facilities over closing or consolidating school facilities.
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Pending referral |
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SB 1614 SD1 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Appropriates funds to implement a new human resource management model for Waianae complex, including Waianae High School and its feeder schools to improve teacher recruitment and licensing.
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EDN, FIN |
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SB 1820 SD1 |
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Authorizes the department of education to enter into financing agreements with the concurrence of the director of finance and without the approval of the comptroller. Creates a separate account within the state education facilities improvement special fund to be called the lease payments for schools account.
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EDN, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
2:30 p.m.
Conference Room 423; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 1928 SD2 (SSCR932) |
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR. Authorizes the establishment of an investigative unit within the office of the auditor to conduct investigations involving alleged or suspected government waste, fraud, abuse, nonfeasance, or malfeasance at the request of the legislature or upon the auditor's initiative; expands the powers of the office of the auditor; appropriates funds for the investigative unit. (SD2)
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LMG, JUD, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
5:00 p.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 1673 SD1 (SSCR853) |
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Provides equal access to immunosuppressant medication for medicaid patients with HIV, AIDS, or Hepatitis C, or who require immunosuppressives due to organ transplants, regardless of whether they are in the medicaid fee for service or QUEST programs. (SD1)
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HSH/HLT, FIN |
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SB 1672 SD2 (SSCR777) |
RELATING TO HEALTH. Amends medicaid fee schedule to require annual inflation adjustment. Appropriates $ to retroactively adjust for payments made to fee-for-service providers for FY 2001-2002 and the FY 2003-2005 and FY 2005-2007. Changes medicaid fee schedule to 100% of the 2006 medicare fee schedule and appropriates $ . Effective 7/1/2015. (SD2)
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HSH/HLT, JUD, FIN |
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SB 1678 SD2 (SSCR946) |
RELATING TO MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT. Requires health care plans to reimburse health care providers 100% of the medicaid or medicare reimbursement rate in effect for the current year and updated for each calendar year thereafter. Appropriates $ . (SD2)
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HSH/HLT, CPC, FIN |
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SB 1115 SD2 (SSCR914) |
RELATING TO PERINATAL CARE. Appropriates funds for the pilot perinatal clinic within the UH medical school department of obstetrics, gynecology, and women's health to help women with a history of substance abuse. (SD2)
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HLT/HSH, FIN |
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SB 1421 SD2 (SSCR684) |
RELATING TO CHAPTER 460, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, OSTEOPATHY. Makes the application requirements for doctors of osteopathy consistent with those for doctors of medicine. Clarifies the osteopathic residency program, and allows the board to accept national osteopathic exams. Makes the requirements for a limited and temporary DO license consistent with that for a limited and temporary MD License. (SD2)
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HLT, CPC, JUD |
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SB 12 SD2 (SSCR956) |
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE RATE REGULATION. Prohibits health insurance rates that are excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. Requires health care insurers to submit rate filings for approval by the insurance commissioner. Establishes penalties and appeal procedures. (SD2)
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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SB 1636 SD2 (SSCR1006) |
RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE. Amends definition of "substance abuse on-site screening test" to include tests used for forensic testing as a workplace testing device. Requires that substance abuse testing be conducted according to the manufacturer's package insert, as an alternative to the Food and Drug Administration insert if there is no FDA insert. (SD2)
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HLT, LAB, JUD |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING AND COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, OCEAN RESOURCES & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Thursday, March 15, 2007
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 1917 SD3 (SSCR775) |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Extends the sunset date for the allocation of conveyance tax revenues to the rental housing trust fund and changes the allocation to an unspecified percentage; requires the Hawaii finance and development corporation to create an affordable housing inventory registry; and appropriates funds for various homeless and housing programs and projects. (SD3)
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HSH/WLH, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING
Thursday, March 15, 2007
8:31 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 1106 SD1 (SSCR933) |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN. Appropriates moneys for the Hawaii state commission on the status of women for programming, travel, and office expenses. (SD1)
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HSH, FIN |
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SB 1400 SD2 (SSCR858) |
RELATING TO FINANCIAL ABUSE. Requires financial institutions to report suspected instances of financial abuse directed towards, targeting, or committed against an elder to a local law enforcement agency or the department of human services. (SD2)
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HSH, CPC, JUD |
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SB 1779 (SSCR967) |
RELATING TO CHILDREN. Establishes a two-year statewide task force to evaluate and make recommendations on the State's system responses to cases of child sexual assault and exploitation. Makes appropriations for the task force.
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HSH, JUD, FIN |
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SB 1441 SD1 (SSCR854) |
RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF CHILD PLACING ORGANIZATIONS, CHILD CARING INSTITUTIONS, FOSTER BOARDING HOMES, AND ADOPTIVE HOMES. Requires foster and adoptive parents to complete a child abuse and neglect clearance as a condition of approval in accordance with federal law. (SD1)
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HSH, JUD |
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SB 1442 SD2 (SSCR913) |
RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD ALLOWANCE FOR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH. Increases the time limit for application for a higher education board allowance from 1 year following high school graduation through the age of 21 years old, to provide former foster youth who are between the ages of 22 and 26 years on July 1, 2007, and already attending an institution of higher education the opportunity to apply for a higher education board allowance within a year. Increases the maximum age for the benefit from 21 years to 26 years with a maximum benefit length of 60 months. (SD2)
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HSH, FIN |
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SB 1444 SD1 (SSCR627) |
RELATING TO THE PURPOSE OF THE HAWAII YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. Clarifies the purpose of committing youth to the Hawaii youth correctional facility. (SD1)
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HSH, JUD |
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SB 1017 (SSCR701) |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Makes technical and housekeeping amendments to ensure that the Hawaii Habitat for Humanity Association's zero-interest revolving loan can continue to assist low-income families to become homeowners.
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HSH, FIN |
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SB 1103 SD2 (SSCR894) |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Appropriates moneys to allow Kukui Gardens to remain an affordable development. Establishes that the State shall hold title to the land and may contract the services of a private nonprofit entity to manage the property and develop additional affordable dwelling units. (SD2)
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HSH, FIN |
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SB 1448 (SSCR912) |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. Authorizes the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's Board to set the salaries of the Executive Director and the Executive Assistant, subject to the approval of the Governor.
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HSH, LAB, FIN |
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SB 1350 SD2 (SSCR959) |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Exempts certain lessees from the ten-year buyback and shared appreciation equity restrictions. (SD2)
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HSH, JUD |
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SB 1352 SD2 (SSCR791) |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Clarifies certain amendments to the repealed chapter 201G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that were intended to relate to the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation and the programs it administers, by making those amendments to the new chapter 201H, HRS. (SD2)
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HSH, FIN |
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SB 1447 SD2 (SSCR811) |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Amends chapter 356D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to the Hawaii public housing authority, to reflect the legislature's intent to codify various Acts into this chapter, and to make other necessary technical amendments. (SD2)
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HSH, FIN |
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SB 1450 SD1 (SSCR774) |
RELATING TO THE STATE RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM. Broadens participation in the state rent supplement program by removing the statutory limitation on the subsidy amount and increasing the income limits for participation from fifty per cent of area median income to ninety‑five per cent of area median income. (SD1)
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HSH, FIN |
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SB 1919 SD2 (SSCR710) |
RELATING TO ASSET BUILDING. Provides a comprehensive set of asset building opportunities for Hawaii's low- and moderate-income families by establishing a self‑sufficiency standard that will determine the assistance allowance; establishing a refundable state earned income tax credit; providing financial education to TANF applicants and recipients; expanding the provision of individual development accounts; and appropriating funds. (SD2)
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HSH, FIN |
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SB 1925 SD2 (SSCR924) |
RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY. Establishes sustainable communities in Hawaii with the combined effort of state departments and agencies. (SD2)
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HSH, WLH/EEP, FIN |
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SB 1937 SD2 (SSCR778) |
RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES. Requires the department of human services to develop and implement a micro-credit pilot program and appropriates or authorizes temporary assistance for needy families funds for that purpose. (SD2)
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HSH, FIN |
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SB 1962 SD2 (SSCR704) |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides an income tax deduction to an owner occupant of a residential or mixed use condominium constructed before December 31, 1975, for qualifying costs of installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system to serve the entire residential or mixed use condominium, and installed after December 31, 2007; sunsets June 30, 2012. (SD2)
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HSH, CPC, FIN |
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SB 1991 SD1 (SSCR672) |
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. Authorizes issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for 15 Craigside, a continuing care retirement community, in Nuuanu. (SD1)
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HSH, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON TOURISM & CULTURE AND COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Thursday, March 15, 2007
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 679 SD2 (SSCR680) |
RELATING TO EMERGENCIES. Allows the Hawaii tourism authority to request that the governor declare that a tourism emergency exists. Authorizes the tourism authority to implement emergency measures to respond to an emergency. Establishes the Hawaii tourism emergency trust fund. (SD2)
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TAC/PSM, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS
Thursday, March 15, 2007
8:45 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 849 (SSCR65) |
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING. Clarifies the advise and consent process for the director of office of planning to submit to the advise and consent of the senate.
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EDB, WLH |
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SB 1034 SD2 (SSCR679) |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Exempts from general excise and use taxes the fuel sold for intrastate air transportation by common carriers. (SD2)
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EDB, TRN, FIN |
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SB 1315 SD2 (SSCR748) |
RELATING TO THE ACCESS HAWAII COMMITTEE. Codifies sections of Act 292, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000, to make the access Hawaii committee permanent. Requires committee to provide oversight of the internet portal manager. (SD2)
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EDB, FIN |
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SB 1840 SD1 (SSCR795) |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Adopts amendments to Hawaii tax laws to implement the streamlined sales and use tax agreement. (SD1)
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EDB, CPC/JUD, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS AND COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Thursday, March 15, 2007
10:50 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 1717 SD1 (SSCR739) |
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST UTILITIES SERVING THE GENERAL PUBLIC. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist utilities in serving the general public. (SD1)
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EDB/EEP, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS AND COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Thursday, March 15, 2007
11:00 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 1365 SD2 (SSCR1010) |
RELATING TO THE INNOVATION ECONOMY. Requires the employees' retirement system to consider the allocation of funds for Hawaii venture capital investments, unless it is not prudent to do so; appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii office of technology transfer and economic development to enter into a partnership with a private sector entity. (SD2)
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EDB/HED, LAB, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Thursday, March 15, 2007
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 1718 (SSCR904) |
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR ELECTRICAL GENERATION ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI. Authorizes special purpose revenue bonds to BlueEarth Maui Biodiesel, LLC, for construction of a biodiesel refinery on Maui.
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EEP, FIN |
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SB 1720 SD1 (SSCR762) |
RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST JACOBY DEVELOPMENT, INC., A PROCESSING ENTERPRISE. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for the planning, designing, constructing, and equipping of, and the acquisition of lands for, a plasma municipal solid waste processing system to convert solid wastes into electricity and chemically and biologically inert slag on Oahu. (SD1)
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EEP, FIN |
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SB 1948 SD1 (SSCR849) |
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR PROJECTS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. Extends the authorization to issue special purpose revenue bonds to the year 2011 for the purpose of a cogeneration facility on the island of Hawaii. (SD1)
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EEP, EDB, FIN |
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SB 993 SD1 (SSCR908) |
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING PROJECTS ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU. Authorizes issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning LLC for the purpose of design and construction of a seawater air conditioning district cooling system in downtown Honolulu.
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EEP, FIN |
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SB 987 SD1 (SSCR799) |
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Clarifies definition of "renewable energy producer" to include thermal energy sold to customers of district cooling systems, for purposes of leasing public lands; allows a county to grant, sell or otherwise dispose of easements for chilled water and seawater distribution systems for renewable energy seawater air conditioning district cooling systems by negotiation without public auction. (SD1)
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EEP, WLH |
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SB 992 SD1 (SSCR759) |
RELATING TO ENERGY. Requires the energy resources coordinator to make available on the department of business, economic development, and tourism website a list of applications for ocean energy or other hydroelectric projects in and around Hawaii waters. (SD1)
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EEP, EDB |
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SB 1222 SD3 (SSCR761) |
RELATING TO INCOME TAXATION. Establishes that all energy technology systems must be installed and placed in service in the State of Hawaii to obtain the State's income tax energy tax credit. Also expands tax credits applicable to shareholder pro rata shares in S corporations. (SD3)
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EEP, FIN |
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SB 1702 SD2 (SSCR629) |
RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM. Requires redemption centers and dealers in high density areas to remain open for at least thirty-five hours per week, permits consumers to request that refund values be computed by container for up to two hundred containers or less, clarifies that redemption centers and dealers may use properly operated and maintained reverse vending machines to satisfy the requirements of the bottle recycling law, and clarifies that both dealers and redemption centers may refuse to pay a refund for nonconforming containers. Allows dealers in the same shopping center to coordinate the operation of a redemption center. Requires the department of health to encourage the facilitation of agreements between shopping center managers or owners, store owners, and dealers to establish redemption centers. (SD2)
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EEP, EDB, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Thursday, March 15, 2007
9:30 a.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
Decision making only (heard on 03-13-07):
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SB 988 SD2 (SSCR1018) |
RELATING TO PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY. Establishes a photovoltaic rebate program to all grid-connected residential, community-center, and small business utility customers within electric utility service areas. (SD2)
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EEP, CPC, FIN |
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SB 642 SD2 (SSCR907) |
RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. Requires the preparation of a supplemental environmental impact statement where appropriate and directs the council to develop rules for supplemental statements. (SD2)
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EEP, WLH, JUD |
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Thursday, March 15, 2007
9:10 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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SB 733 SD1 (SSCR781) |
RELATING TO VETERANS. Appropriates funds to the department of defense for veterans' newsletters to inform returning veterans of benefit changes and the availability of supportive services and programs. (SD1)
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PSM, FIN |
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SB 796 SD2 (SSCR1027) |
RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. Authorizes general obligations bonds to fund the installation of additional sirens to the state civil defense warning system and allows the governor to order the release of up to ten per cent of moneys appropriated from interest earnings in the emergency and budget reserve fund to provide grants of emergency assistance for uninsured damages after a natural disaster. Appropriates funds for emergency supply caches, the state civil defense major disaster fund, the non-declared disaster activation and response, the state civil defense emergency supply program, and funds for the Ethnic Education Foundation of Hawaii to assist them in disseminating information in the event of a disaster. (SD2)
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PSM, FIN |
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SB 798 SD3 (SSCR1014) |
RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF. Creates a one-time tax credit for victims of the October 15, 2006 earthquakes. (SD3)
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PSM, FIN |
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SB 917 SD1 (SSCR947) |
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Appropriates funds to the department of public safety to develop a plan by January 1, 2008, to return all female Hawaii prisoners incarcerated in mainland prisons back to Oahu by July 1, 2009. Requires department of public safety to: (1) conduct study to identify three sites in State for minimum security prison; (2) conduct study on the possible sale of the Oahu community correction center site; and (3) submit quarterly reports relating to Hawaii prisoners incarcerated in mainland prisons. (SD1)
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PSM, FIN |
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SB 781 SD2 (SSCR1021) |
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Appropriates funds to plan a Hawaii state fire and emergency training facility and for a public education campaign on natural disaster preparedness. (SD2)
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PSM, FIN |
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SB 959 SD2 (SSCR949) |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. Appropriates funds to establish an automated and centralized warrant management system that can be accessed by all law enforcement personnel. Appropriates funds for additional sheriff positions and vehicles to be exclusively dedicated to the service and execution of warrants. (SD2)
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PSM, JUD, FIN |
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SB 1484 (SSCR787) |
RELATING TO THE GARNISHMENT OF COMMITTED PERSONS' MONEYS. Authorizes DPS to garnish inmate wages to pay court ordered crime victim compensation fees.
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PSM, JUD, FIN |
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SB 1491 SD1 (SSCR788) |
RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Authorizes the use of the controlled substance registration revolving fund to offset costs of investigating violations of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act including operations of the Narcotic Enforcement Division's forensic drug laboratory. (SD1)
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PSM, JUD, FIN |
Decision making to follow.