OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-SIXTH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 57

48th LEGISLATIVE DAY-APRIL 14, 2011

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

CUA -  Culture & the Arts

EDN -  Education

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

ERB -   Economic Revitalization & Business

FIN -    Finance

HAW - Hawaiian Affairs

HED -  Higher Education

HLT -   Health

HSG -   Housing

HUS -  Human Services

INT -    International Affairs

JUD -   Judiciary

LAB -  Labor & Public Employment

LMG -  Legislative Management

PBM -  Public Safety & Military Affairs

TOU -  Tourism

TRN -  Transportation

WLO - Water, Land, & Ocean Resources


 

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Committee

 

 

REFERRAL

 

 

 

 

SCR69, SD1

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REPORT ITS PROGRESS ON THE INCORPORATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CURRICULA INTO ITS STANDARDS-BASED SYSTEM AND GENERAL LEARNER OUTCOMES.

 

EDN/EEP, FIN

SCR71, SD1

REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE CORPORATION'S EFFICIENCY AND PROGRAMS TO BETTER ADDRESS CURRENT AND FUTURE AGRICULTURAL ISSUES.

 

AGR/ERB, FIN

SCR114, SD1

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF RE-ESTABLISHING THE ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN GERONTOLOGY PROGRAM, TO CONSIDER ESTABLISHING A RESEARCH EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ON AGING, AND TO EXPLORE WAYS TO BUILD CAPACITY TO MEET THE AGING-RELATED WORKFORCE NEEDS OF THE STATE.

 

HED/HLT, FIN

SCR132, SD1

REQUESTING AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON HAWAII'S SUITABILITY AS A CLIMATOTHERAPY TOURISM DESTINATION FOR ATOPIC DISEASE PATIENTS FROM EAST ASIA.

 

HLT/TOU, HED, FIN

SCR146, SD1

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO COMPILE AND SUMMARIZE THE RESULTS OF ALL STUDIES CONDUCTED ON WASTE REDUCTION IN HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PROPOSE STRATEGIES, GOALS, AND BENCHMARKS FOR REDUCING WASTE IN HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

 

EDN/EEP, FIN