COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Conference Room 308; State Capitol

2:00 p.m. AGENDA:

SB 1614 SD1 (HSCR1331)	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.	EDN, FIN
SB 837 SD2, HD1 (HSCR1352)	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Authorizes the agribusiness development corporation to issue revenue bonds to purchase agricultural land in Kunia and Ewa from private entities.  Appropriates funds to purchase the lands.  Enables the agribusiness development corporation to contract with banks to provide lease management services.  Allows corporation to lease agricultural lands in Kunia and Ewa for up to 55 years.	AGR, FIN
SB 1412 SD2, HD1 (HSCR1501)	RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD. Establishes the insurance fraud investigations branch to replace the insurance fraud investigations unit to prevent, investigate, and prosecute (both civilly and criminally) insurance fraud relating to all lines of insurance, except workers' compensation insurance.	JUD, FIN
SB 1177 SD2, HD1 (HSCR1430)	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GLOBAL YOUTH CENTER IN HAWAII. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to establish a global youth center in Hawaii.	HED/INT, FIN
SB 1182 SD2 (HSCR1345)	RELATING TO NEEDS ALLOWANCE. Establishes a needs allowance for residents of care homes and long-term care facilities.	HLT/HSH, FIN

Decision making to follow.

3:00 p.m. AGENDA:

Decision making only (heard on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, Agenda #4):

SB 1642 SD1 (HSCR1465)

RELATING TO LABOR. Amending section 89-9(d), Hawaii Revised Statutes, by clarifying that certain statutory actions shall not be used to invalidate collective bargaining agreements in effect on and after June 30, 2007, and such actions may be included in collective bargaining agreements.

LAB, FIN

Decision making only (heard on Friday, March 30, 2007, Agenda #2):

SB 1718 HD1 (HSCR1319)

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.

EEP, FIN

Decision making only (heard on Friday, March 30, 2007, Agenda #3):

SB 1612 SD2, HD1 (HSCR1437)

RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. Requires the Department of Health to adopt reporting and verification of statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to monitor and enforce compliance.  Requires adoption of a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions levels in 1990 to be achieved by 2020.  Requires the adoption of rules to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions.  Authorizes the adoption of market-based compliance mechanisms.

EEP, FIN

Decision making only (heard on Monday, April 2, 2007, Agenda #4):

SB 1093 SD2 (HSCR1415)

RELATING TO OCEAN HEALTH CONSENSUS. Appropriates funds for the center for conservation research and training at the University of Hawaii to develop and implement an ocean health consensus project to build community based consensus in Hawaii for managing ocean ecosystem resources.

WLH, FIN

Decision making only (heard on Tuesday, April 3, 2007, Agenda #3):

SB 1060 SD1, HD1 (HSCR1441)

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW. Amends workers' compensation law, including limiting an employer's ability to terminate benefits, authorizing the recovery of attorney's fees and costs by the injured employee, specifying procedures for medical examinations by the employer's physician, establishing fines for violations, requiring the reporting of denials of claims and relevant information, and further restricting the director of labor and industrial relations' rulemaking authority.

LAB, CPC, FIN

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS

Thursday, April 5, 2007

9:30 a.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HCR 290 (HSCR1626) HR 231 (HSCR1625)

URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO ENTER INTO A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH TAIWAN.

INT, EDB

Decision making to follow.

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Thursday, April 5, 2007

9:30 a.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HCR 213 HR 171	REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES WHO ARE STILL RECOVERING FROM ILLNESSES OR INJURIES INCURRED IN THE LINE OF DUTY WHILE MOBILIZED FOR DEPLOYMENT TO IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN, AND WHO HAVE EITHER BEEN DISCHARGED FOR MEDICAL REASONS OR RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY TO THEIR RESERVE COMPONENT UNITS, TO CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEDICAL FACILITIES ON THE SAME BASIS AS ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, OR TO RECEIVE TRICARE COVERAGE ON THE SAME BASIS AS RETIREES.	PSM
HCR 312	REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO DECLARE MAY 27, 2007 AS "HONORING OUR SOLDIERS DAY".	PSM

Decision making to follow.

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING

Thursday, April 5, 2007

10:30 a.m.

Conference Room 329; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HCR 308 (HSCR1628) HR 247 (HSCR1627)

REQUESTING THAT THE ISSUANCE OF VISAS FOR FAMILY REUNIFICATION OF IMMIGRANT RELATIVES BE EXPEDITED.

INT, HSH

Decision making to follow.