OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-FOURTH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 61

40th LEGISLATIVE DAY-MARCH 28, 2008

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

EDB -  Economic Development & Business Concerns

EDN -  Education

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

FIN -    Finance

HED -  Higher Education

HLT -   Health

HSH -  Human Services & Housing

INT -    International Affairs

JUD -   Judiciary

LAB -  Labor & Public Employment

LMG -  Legislative Management

PSM -   Public Safety & Military Affairs

TAC -  Tourism & Culture

TRN -  Transportation

WLH - Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs


 

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Committee

 

 

REFERRAL

 

 

 

 

SCR72, SD1

REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO EXAMINE VARIOUS IMPACTS OF A LONGER SCHOOL DAY AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE SCHOOL YEAR ON KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWELVE STUDENTS.

 

EDN/LAB, FIN

SCR74, SD1

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES TO REDUCE THE TRUANCY RATE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

 

EDN, FIN

SCR75

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF REMOVING ENROLLMENT CAPS AT CAMPUSES WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM.

 

HED, FIN

SCR84, SD1

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE TO DEVELOP NUTRITIONALLY-SOUND PUBLIC SCHOOL MENU PLANS THAT INCLUDE VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN MEALS.

 

HLT, EDN

SCR113

REQUESTING THE EDUCATIONAL WORKFORCE WORKING GROUP TO CONTINUE ITS WORK TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS PROPOSED IN ITS 2007 REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE.

 

LAB/EDN, FIN

 

 

 

 

 

Committee

 

 

RE-REFERRAL

 

 

 

 

SB3048, SD1

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.

Increases the loan ceiling for farm and ranch operations on Hawaiian home lands from $50,000 to $200,000.  (SD1)

 

WLH