THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2008
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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION |
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Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair |
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Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Vice Chair |
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COMMITTEE ON HEALTH |
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Senator David Y. Ige, Chair |
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Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 |
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TIME: |
1:15 PM |
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Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
EDU/HTH
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires the department of education, in collaboration with the department of health, to provide accurate information on human papillomavirus, the link between human papillomavirus infection and cervical cancer, and the availability of human papillomavirus immunizations to parents of female sixth graders in public schools. Appropriations.
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EDU/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION. Requires physical education as a mandatory component of the public school education curriculum.
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EDU/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO STUDENT HEALTH. Requires each student to have a vision evaluation done by an ophthalmologist, physician, optometrist, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse 6 months before entering the beginning grade of any school in the State, at parents' cost. Gives parents right to refuse examination.
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EDU/HTH |
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HTH/EDU |
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RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE. Appropriates funds for school-based substance abuse programs and for therapeutic living programs.
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HTH/EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. Requires all graduates from the University of Hawaii school of medicine who have completed residency and are licensed to practice medicine to work 2 years in a rural community in the State. Imposes penalty for noncompliance. Requires board of medical examiners to adopt rules.
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HTH/EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE CANCER RESEARCH SPECIAL FUND. Increases the sources of revenue available to support the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii. Allows moneys in cancer research special fund to be used for capital expenditures.
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HTH/EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO NURSING. Allows a master's degree candidate in a nursing program who has completed the pre-licensure component of the program to apply for a license by examination to practice as a registered nurse.
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HTH/EDU, CPH |
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM. Establishes a student loan forgiveness program to provide health care to underserved areas of the State.
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HTH/EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS. Requires the Department of Health, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Department of Education, and Hawaii School Food Service, to develop nutritionally-sound public school menu plans that give students the option of a vegetarian school lunch meal.
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HTH/EDU |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Creates the Alzheimer's advisory task force to study the feasibility of establishing an Alzheimer's research center in Hawaii under the University of Hawaii John A. Burns school of medicine. Report to legislature.
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HTH/EDU |
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EDU ONLY |
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RELATING TO NURSING. Creates a nursing teacher loan forgiveness pilot program at the University of Hawaii.
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO ESTABLISHING A GLOBAL YOUTH CENTER. Establishes a global youth center under the University of Hawaii.
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EDU, WAM |
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND REVENUE BONDS FOR COCONUT ISLAND IMPROVEMENTS. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and make an appropriation for improvements to coconut island facilities of the Hawaii institute of marine biology; authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds by the UH for the same purpose.
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EDU, WAM |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOR PEACE EDUCATION. Appropriates funds for the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace at the University of Hawaii for the hiring of a director; administrative, professional, and technical staff; and an assistant professor. Also appropriates funds for research and an international conference.
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Authorizes the transfer of all University funds with the exception of general funds, into the University of Hawaii Commercial Enterprise Revolving Fund.
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO COMPTROLLER SUPERVISION OF ACCOUNTS Allow the University of Hawaii to preaudit all proposed payments of $10,000 or more.
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Requires at least 90 per cent of revenues from University of Hawaii post-season athletic appearances to be allocated to the UH athletics program.
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EDU, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways at least 24 hours prior to the hearing:
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 215, State Capitol.
· By fax: Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Legislature's Public Access Room at testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov. Please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6842.
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________________________________________ Senator David Y. Ige Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator Norman Sakamoto Chair |
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