OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
TWENTY-FOURTH STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 13
13th LEGISLATIVE DAY-FEBRUARY 06, 2007
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Committee Abbreviations:
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AGR - Agriculture |
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CPC - Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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EDB - Economic Development & Business Concerns |
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EDN - Education |
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EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection |
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FIN - Finance |
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HED - Higher Education |
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HLT - Health |
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HSH - Human Services & Housing |
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INT - International Affairs |
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JUD - Judiciary |
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LAB - Labor & Public Employment |
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LMG - Legislative Management |
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PSM - Public Safety & Military Affairs |
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TAC - Tourism & Culture |
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TRN - Transportation |
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WLH - Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs |
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HOUSE BILLS |
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H.B. NO. |
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RE-REFERRAL
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372, HD1 |
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. (HB372 HD1)
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TRN, FIN |
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540, HD1 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GLOBAL YOUTH CENTER IN HAWAII. Appropriates funds to establish a Global Youth Center in Hawaii. (HB540 HD1)
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INT, FIN |
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763 |
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.
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LAB, FIN |
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1001 |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Exempts any eligible rental project that is dedicated to 100% affordable in perpetuity from the requirements of land use and environmental impact statement laws, and all county land use, charter, ordinance, and rule provisions. Provides that if the eligible project is on public lands, the housing finance and development corporation shall lease the land at $1 per year. Requires that if the land is ceded land then 20% of the units be made available to native Hawaiians. Repealed 6/30/2010.
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HSH, WLH, FIN |
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1020 |
RELATING TO TOURISM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. Appropriates $250,000 in FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009 to Hawaii tourism authority for tourism workforce development to support programs on islands of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui; provided that the amount appropriated shall be half the amount invested by the authority in Hawaiian tourism workforce development programs.
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TAC, FIN |
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