Hse Referral sheet template, revision no. 00002

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		REFERRAL

HB1666	RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. Establishes mandatory minimum sentencing for negligent homicide or negligent injury involving the operation of a motor vehicle when a vulnerable highway user is involved. Amends penalties for negligent homicide in the second degree, negligent homicide in the third degree, and negligent injury in the second degree when the incident involves a vulnerable highway user. Adds definitions.	TRN, JUD
HB1667	RELATING TO TAXATION. Authorizes a state income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred by a school teacher during the taxable year.	EDN, FIN
HB1668	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Eliminates the vesting of tenure for certain employees of the Department of Education.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB1669	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Allows the court to require the immobilization of a motor vehicle owned by an individual convicted of driving without a license or driving with a canceled, suspended, or revoked license or a vehicle owned by an individual who is not in compliance with an order of paternity or child support by means of a wheel immobilization device for a period not to exceed 180 days. Requires the surrender of number plates. Provides for the removal of wheel immobilization device and return of number plates after the court ordered immobilization period is completed.	TRN, JUD, FIN
HB1670	RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Requires the UH to extend the current land lease with the high technology development corporation for no less than 25 years from the date of expiration.	ERB/HED, FIN
HB1671	RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Imposes time limits on rendering administrative and judicial review decisions; limits protests to those that are a minimum percentage of the contract value; requires posting of a protest bond, to be forfeited if the protesting party does not prevail.	ERB, FIN
HB1672	RELATING TO TAXATION. Establishes monetary awards for whistleblowers providing information that is the basis for any DOTAX administrative or judicial action for violations of tax laws.	JUD, FIN
HB1673	RELATING TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES. Changes the name of the Manoa Public Library to the Brian T. Taniguchi Public Library.	EDN, FIN
HB1674	RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Extends eligibility for state financial aid and resident tuition to students of the University of Hawaii without lawful immigration status who meet certain specified criteria.	HED, FIN
HB1675	RELATING TO ENERGY. Creates the energy efficient schools fund to be administered by the energy resources coordinator to provide grants to public schools that submit proposals to make school facilities more energy efficient.	EEP, EDN, FIN
HB1676	RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. Establishes a preference for the use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction, alteration, or repair of public works.	ERB, CPC, FIN
HB1677	RELATING TO WORK-SHARING. Creates a work-sharing program that provides an alternative to layoffs during a temporary slowdown in business.	LAB, ERB, FIN
HB1678	RELATING TO TAXATION. Requires state agencies or the department of taxation to prepare reports relating to authorized tax credits or exemptions that have a purpose related to economic development. Requires the department of taxation to post the reports on its website.	ERB, FIN
HB1679	RELATING TO WAGES. Requires employers to provide employees with specific wage and employer information at the time of hiring and in employees' pay records. Increases penalties for employers' noncompliance with wage requirements.	LAB/ERB, JUD, FIN
HB1680	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. Prohibits any employer or employment agency from publishing a job advertisement that states or suggests that an applicant for the job must be currently employed.	LAB/ERB, JUD, FIN
HB1681	RELATING TO LABOR. Establishes rights for domestic workers. Directs DLIR to report on feasibility of allowing domestic workers to organize for the purposes of collective bargaining.	LAB/ERB, JUD, FIN
HB1682	RELATING TO LABOR. Increases minimum wage to $7.75 for 2012 and $8.25 from 07/01/2013. Effective 07/01/2012.	LAB, ERB, FIN
HB1683	RELATING TO JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN. Eliminates junior kindergarten beginning with the 2014-2015 school year. Effective July 1, 2014.	EDN, FIN
HB1684	RELATING TO HARBORS. Allows the director of transportation to adopt rules to regulate harbor noise.	TRN, EEP, JUD
HB1685	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Prohibits a motor vehicle from being operated within three feet of a moving bicycle.	TRN, JUD
HB1686	RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Requires solicitations for procurement of construction to require offerors to list subcontractors if the value of the contract is in excess of $500,000 and the work to be performed by the subcontractor is in excess of $25,000. Allows substitution of subcontractors if 75% of saving resulting from the substitution are refunded to the purchasing agency.	ERB, FIN
HB1687	RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Directs the department of health to reestablish at minimum one assertive community treatment team for mental health outreach and case management and makes an appropriation. Effective 07/01/2012.	HLT, FIN
HB1688	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. Increases the minimum bodily injury motor vehicle insurance to $100,000 for bodily injury or death to one person and $200,000 for bodily injury or death to two or more persons.	TRN, CPC, FIN
HB1689	RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. Implements the long-term care partnership program, allowing individuals to qualify for medicaid coverage for continued long-term care prior to exhausting their assets.	HUS/HLT, FIN
HB1690	RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY. Prohibits assessment of a daily additional driver fee upon drivers over age 24, with the exception of a one time additional driver fee of not more than $10 for each driver over age 24.	TRN, CPC/JUD
HB1691	RELATING TO LABOR. Bases the minimum wage on the federal poverty level for a family of 2 persons for Hawaii, beginning 1/1/13.	LAB, ERB, FIN
HB1692	RELATING TO SMOKING. Prohibits smoking within a presumptively reasonable distance of 20 feet from roofline borders of entrances and awnings that serve an enclosed or partially enclosed area where smoking is prohibited.	HLT, JUD
HB1693	RELATING TO SPECIAL WASTE DISPOSAL. Requires a $50 deposit for each new lead acid battery sold, to be refunded on exchange of a used lead acid battery.	EEP/ERB, FIN
HB1694	RELATING TO TAXATION. Unless preempted by federal law, requires the collection of use taxes by sellers of tangible personal property who enter into agreements under which a person in the State refers potential purchasers to the seller, including by an internet link or web site, or performs related services in the State on behalf of the seller.	ERB, FIN
HB1695	RELATING TO TAXATION. Prohibits penalties for substantial understatements or misstatements and for erroneous claims for refund or credit from being added to tax underpayments on which certain other penalties are already imposed.	JUD, FIN
HB1696	RELATING TO SPECIAL WASTES DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING. Requires a deposit for each new motor vehicle tire sold that is not exchanged with a used motor vehicle tire, to be refunded on exchange of a used motor vehicle tire. Does not apply to motorcycle or bicycle tires.	EEP/ERB, FIN
HB1697	RELATING TO TAX. Requires the tax review commission to identify steps to create a fair and balanced progressive income tax structure.	FIN
HB1698	RELATING TO QUALIFIED COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS. Removes the department of human resources development's requirement to report expenditures on qualified community rehabilitation programs to the legislature.	LAB, FIN
HB1699	RELATING TO LABOR. Requires employers to provide meal breaks for employees. Imposes penalties for failure to provide meal breaks.	LAB/ERB, JUD, FIN
HB1700	RELATING TO THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Prohibits the sale of tobacco products by any health care institution, including pharmacies, and any retail establishment that operates or has a health care institution within it. Provides penalties.	HLT, JUD
HB1701	RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES. Requires the administrator of the correctional industries program to use labor services of inmates in the production of agricultural products on penal farms.	PBM, AGR, FIN
HB1702	RELATING TO INFORMED CONSENT. Requires physicians to provide a cost-estimate of any proposed treatment or procedure when obtaining the patient's informed consent.	HLT, CPC/JUD
HB1703	RELATING TO UNDERSERVED AREAS. Authorizes the use of mobile pharmacy vehicles to provide pharmacy services in underserved areas of the State. Establishes requirements for permitting the operation of a mobile pharmacy vehicle.	HLT, CPC
HB1704	RELATING TO TITLE INSURERS. Requires title insurers to include recorded liens and pending actions in title reports. Establishes criminal penalties for knowingly issuing title insurance or title reports without disclosing pending actions or other interests against the real property.	CPC/JUD
HB1705	RELATING TO TAXATION. Exempts federally tax-exempt 501(c)(12) privately-owned nonprofit public water systems that supply potable water from the state income and general excise taxes.	WLO, FIN
HB1706	RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Requires owners of residential units who reside on a different island or out-of-state to provide the managing agent or resident manager of the condominium project with contact information of a rental agent located in the State who is responsible for the management of the unit.	HSG, CPC
HB1707	RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS. Requires nonresident owners of single family residential dwellings, apartments, condominiums, or townhouses who rent their property as a transient accommodation for 30 days or less to rent the property through a licensed real estate broker or salesperson. Provides for penalty.	TOU, CPC/JUD
HB1708	RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. Authorizes the emergency examination of a patient by telemedicine for the purposes of emergency hospitalization in a psychiatric facility.	HLT, JUD, FIN
HB1709	RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER. Creates a new class C felony offense, aggravated harassment by impersonation. Clarifies that "electronic communication," when used to commit the offense of harassment by impersonation, includes: online chat, instant messaging, and postings; web pages; and social networking web sites.	JUD
HB1710	RELATING TO TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES. Requires applicants and recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families cash benefits to submit to drug testing when reasonable cause exists indicating illegal drug use. Establishes ineligibility to receive benefits for one year for testing positive or refusing to submit to drug testing.	HUS, JUD, FIN
HB1711	RELATING TO TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES. Requires drug testing for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) applicants. Provides that applicants who test positive for a controlled substance may receive TANF funds upon the successful completion of a 6-month substance abuse program.	HUS, JUD, FIN
HB1712	RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Requires a medicaid recipient to complete an advance health-care directive form.	HUS/HLT, JUD, FIN
HB1713	RELATING TO MEDICAID. Requires the Department of Human Services to accept applications for any medicaid program in written form and applications submitted as an electronic record through an integrated electronic system developed and maintained by the Department of Human Services no later than January 1, 2014. Requires the Department of Human Services to convert any written document submitted after December 31, 2013, relating to the medicaid application to electronic records and incorporate the electronic records into the integrated electronic system.	HUS, FIN
HB1714	RELATING TO MEDICAID. Creates a medicaid special fund to fund any shortfall in the State's medicaid program. Establishes a 0.5 cents deposit beverage container surcharge to be deposited into the medicaid special fund.	HUS, EEP, FIN
HB1715	RELATING TO INCOME TAX. Increases from $5 to $10 the amount of authorized income tax check-off that may be designated payable from an individual's state income tax refund to certain special funds or accounts. Permits designation of check-off in the amount of $5 or $10 to the special funds or accounts specified.	HUS, JUD, FIN
HB1716	RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE. Establishes that if a protective order is issued to prevent sexual offenses or child abuse or a recurrence of such acts between family or household members, the court shall issue a permanent protective order. Amends the definition of domestic abuse to include sexual offenses or child abuse committed by one family or household member against another family or household member.	HUS, JUD, FIN
HB1717	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. Proposes an amendment to article X, section 2, of the State constitution to require the governor to appoint a student member of the BOE, and to allow the student member to vote on all matters, except for personnel issues.	EDN, JUD, FIN
HB1718	RELATING TO HAWAII-GROWN PRODUCE. Establishes the farm-to-school program in the department of agriculture to increase the procurement of Hawaii-grown produce. Requires public schools to purchase Hawaii-grown food when available at a comparable cost.	AGR, EDN, FIN
HB1719	RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. Requires public high schools to provide sustainability courses as part of the science curriculum or to include sustainability issues as part of existing science courses beginning with the 2013-2014 school year. Requires the DOE to report to the legislature.	EEP, EDN, FIN
HB1720	RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY. Prevents neighboring vegetation from blocking more than 10% of a solar energy device from the hours of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Establishes penalties.	EEP/WLO, JUD
HB1721	RELATING TO BIRDS. Makes feeding of feral birds in urban districts a misdemeanor subject to a civil fine.	HLT, JUD
HB1722	RELATING TO POLICE POWERS. Gives a police officer the authority to enter onto private property, without the prior consent of the property owner, in order to exercise all powers, privileges, and authority necessary to enforce the laws of the State; provided that the property is generally open to the public.	WLO/HSG, JUD
HB1723	RELATING TO THE TRICARE PROGRAM. Excludes from the general excise tax, amounts received by a managed care support contractor of the TRICARE program for the actual cost or advancement to third party health care providers pursuant to a contract with the United States. Effective	HLT, PBM, FIN
HB1724	RELATING TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Requires the department of human services to: (1) Provide medicaid presumptive eligibility to patients who have been waitlisted for long-term care; (2) Conduct a study of a computerized medicaid applications system to address inefficiencies and other problems associated with processing medicaid applications; and (3) Submit findings and recommendations to the legislature regarding costs and other issues related to medicaid presumptive eligibility. Appropriates funds to cover the costs of any reimbursements made to providers or plans for services that are provided during the time waitlisted patients are enrolled but are eventually determined to be ineligible. Effective July 1, 2012, and repealed on June 31, 2017.	HUS/HLT, FIN
HB1725	RELATING TO ELEVATOR SAFETY. Requires DLIR to authorize private third party elevator inspectors. Provides minimum standards for private third party elevator inspectors.	LAB/ERB, FIN
HB1726	RELATING TO ENERGY. Extends the repeal date of the energy systems development special fund to 2015 to match that of the environmental response, energy, and food security tax.	EEP, FIN
HB1727	RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH. Allows privately funded industrial hemp research to be conducted in Hawaii under certain conditions; requires monitoring by department of public safety; requires reporting to county law enforcement; exempts argonomic data derived from research from public records disclosure; confers immunity from criminal prosecution for the research. Effective 7/1/2050.	HLT/PBM, JUD, FIN
HB1728	RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for schools in the twenty-sixth representative district.	FIN
HB1729	RELATING TO TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS. Requires petitioners for temporary restraining orders to disclose all pending litigation involving the petitioner. Specifies a court's discretion to meet with the petitioner to receive additional information prior to granting a temporary restraining order. Defines "imminent" with regard to the type of harm for which a temporary restraining order may be issued.	HUS, JUD, FIN
HB1730	RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION. Prohibits members of the land use commission from voting on action taken by the commission if there is a conflict of interest.	WLO, JUD
HB1731	RELATING TO A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION PROGRAM. Establishes a public employee suggestion program with monetary incentives for the employee and agency for ideas that result in savings to the State.	LAB, FIN
HB1732	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires the notification of a parent or guardian that a child is truant and that the student and parent or guardian may face certain penalties for the truancy. Defines "truant". Provides civil penalties for truant students and parents or guardians.	EDN, JUD, FIN
HB1733	RELATING TO THE HOMELESS. Establishes on a temporary basis the return-to-home program to assist homeless individuals participating in the program to return to their home states if there is a support network available to receive them. Appropriates funds.	HSG/HUS, FIN
HB1734	RELATING TO THE HOMELESS. Appropriates funds for FY 2012-2013 to establish a safe haven program to provide overnight shelters for homeless persons on state-owned surplus or open or vacant locations. Repealed 6/30/15.	HSG/HUS, FIN
HB1735	RELATING TO THE HOMELESS. Establishes the Hawaii interagency council on homelessness under the department of human services for administrative purposes.	HSG/HUS, FIN
HB1736	RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE. Specifies that the Hawaii health connector shall establish separate risk pools for the individual market and the small group market. Establishes staggered terms for board members. Clarifies qualifications of and restrictions on navigators. Clarifies role of DHS in determining medicaid eligibility. Effective 7/1/12.	HLT, CPC, FIN
HB1737	RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. Requires the adult mental health division of the department of health to provide services to people with a qualifying diagnosis. Allows the department of health to bill and receive reimbursement from an insurer for treatment services rendered by the State pursuant to chapter 334, HRS.	HLT, CPC, FIN
HB1738	RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. Amends various provisions relating to emergency examination and hospitalization and involuntary treatment. Broadens the definitions of "dangerous to others" and "dangerous to self" to include a substantial likelihood of harm in the reasonably foreseeable future, and amends the definition of "gravely disabled".	HLT, JUD, FIN
HB1739	RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. Permits any interested person, as defined under section 334-1, HRS, to file a written petition for emergency admission. Requires an independent evaluation of a patient admitted to a licensed psychiatric facility for involuntary hospitalization in certain circumstances. Requires the department of health to establish and implement the crisis response pilot program, under which designated crisis responders will be authorized to conduct investigations and detain persons who are imminently dangerous to self or others or gravely disabled for up to seventy-two hours in a proper facility. Seeks a federal medicaid reimbursement for the maximum federal match to appropriate funds to the department of human services, which is to be transferred to the department of health to establish and administer the crisis response pilot program. Part II repeals 6/30/2014.	HLT, JUD, FIN
HB1740	RELATING TO INFORMATION ACCESS. Appropriates funds for the vocational rehabilitation and services for the blind division of the department of human services to contract for a telephone-based service to provide access to timely print media.	HLT/HUS, FIN
HB1741	RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG. Requires the insurance commissioner to develop a uniform prescription drug prior authorization form no later than 07/01/2013. Beginning 01/01/2014, requires the uniform prescription drug prior authorization form to be used by prescribers and health care insurance providers.	HLT, CPC, FIN
HB1742	RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. Creates the motor carrier investigative unit within the public utilities commission to conduct statewide investigations of violations of chapter 271, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Exempts persons within the unit from chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Appropriates funds from the public utilities commission special fund to finance the motor carrier investigative unit. Effective July 1, 2012.	TRN, CPC/JUD, FIN
HB1743	RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING. Increases the gross vehicle weight rating of category (3) motor vehicle driver licenses to eighteen thousand pounds or less.	TRN, JUD
HB1744	RELATING TO COMPENSATION. Stipulates that the five per cent decrease to the legislative, executive, and judicial salaries applies to what the respective salaries were as of June 30, 2009, and remains at the specified salary rate until June 30, 2013. Repeals Act 85, Session Laws of Hawaii (SLH) 2009, as amended by Act 57, SLH 2011, as amended by this Act, at 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2013. Provides that the repeal of the aforementioned Acts for the period of July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2013, shall not be construed to restore or reinstate any leaves for vacation or sick leave, any salary, or any other compensation reduced by the Acts. Effective upon its approval.	LAB, FIN
HB1745	RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS. Waives the fees for certified copies of birth, marriage, divorce, or death certificates when the certificates are required to prove that an individual is a qualified Native Hawaiian for purposes of the Native Hawaiian roll.	HAW/HLT, FIN
HB1746	RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Allows a condominium board to authorize the installation of separate utility meters, notwithstanding the provisions of a project's declaration or association's bylaws, provided that the association pays the cost of installing the meters.	HSG, CPC
HB1747	RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Makes an appropriation to the DOA for the funding for 1 full-time equivalent dog detector inspector IV position (1.0 FTE) and 2 full-time equivalent dog detector III (2.0 FTE) positions.	AGR, FIN
HB1748	RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Establishes an invasive species detection and prevention pilot program within the DOA.	AGR, FIN
HB1749	RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS. Requires the state director of finance to transmit, to each county, a percentage of all fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested traffic infractions committed in that county.	TRN, JUD, FIN
HB1750	RELATING TO HOUSING. Increases the time the county councils have to review affordable housing projects from 45 to 60 days.	HSG, JUD
HB1751	RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Includes county representation on the State employees' retirement system board of trustees. Effective 7/1/30.	LAB, FIN
HB1752	RELATING TO THE EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. Requires that one of the five seats on the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund, allocated to public employers, be occupied by a member appointed by each mayor of all four counties of Hawaii and by the Hawaii State Association of Counties. Authorizes the governor to fill the vacancy should it not be filled within 60 days. Takes effect 7/1/12.	LAB, FIN
HB1753	RELATING TO LIABILITY. Makes permanent the liability protection for state and county governments regarding the duty to warn of dangers on improved public lands and actions of county lifeguards.	WLO, JUD
HB1754	RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Due to the recent drawing of district lines for federal, state, and county offices, there are small populations of voters who reside in areas that would require the creation of a ballot containing the contests, question, and issues specific to those areas, and the establishment of polling places for those voters. Given the small amount of voters involved and the resources required to establish and operate a polling place, this bill permits the mailing of absentee ballots to all registered voters in these areas, in lieu of the operation of polling places.	JUD, FIN
HB1755	RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION. Updates voter registration laws, including authorizing the acceptance of electronic applications to register to vote and the development of an online voter registration system that will cross-check the contents of the application with data associated with previously issued government identification. Makes an appropriation.	JUD, FIN
HB1756	RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Amends the campaign spending law to: (1) define "matching payment period"; (2) change filing deadlines; (3) require the identification of the candidate supported or opposed by an independent expenditure; and (4) increase the amount of allowable expenditures by a publicly financed candidate for the office of the prosecuting attorney.	JUD, FIN
HB1757	RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES. Requires solar water heaters on new duplex buildings and allows for a variance by an occupant.	EEP/HSG, FIN
HB1758	RELATING TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN HAWAII. Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production tax credits to increase the tax credits to unspecified percentages and dollar amounts and to provide additional non-refundable tax credits for qualified media infrastructure projects in certain qualifying counties; provides an additional tax credit for qualified special or visual effects and animation production costs; raises the tax credit caps to unspecified amounts.	ERB, FIN
HB1759	RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY. Prohibits moped drivers from using bicycle paths where bicycle lanes are provided.	TRN, JUD
HB1760	RELATING TO TIME SHARE ZONING. Authorizes the counties to restrict time share units and time share plans in zoning districts, other than time share zoning districts, including areas designated for hotel use, resort use, or transient vacation rentals.	TOU, WLO, JUD
HB1761	RELATING TO PRIVATIZATION OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES. Allows the State and counties to contract services from private entities or to allow those services to be performed in house as appropriate.	LAB, FIN
HB1762	RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Prohibits strikes by public employees who are designated as essential employees.	LAB, FIN
HB1763	RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Allows the State and the counties to bargain separately and independently with public sector unions.	LAB, FIN
HB1764	RELATING TO THE RESIDENCY OF APPOINTIVE OFFICERS. Allows the waiver of residency requirements for the state or county department heads, deputies or assistants to a department head, when the appointed officer is required to have highly specialized or scientific knowledge or training and a qualified applicant who meets the residency requirement is not available to fill the position.	LAB, JUD
HB1765	RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES. Allows counties to conduct criminal history checks on prospective liquor commission employees, employees working with vulnerable adults or seniors, employees for fire, emergency medical services, and emergency management employees.	LAB, JUD, FIN
HB1766	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO RATIFICATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. Amends the state constitution to provide that only "yes" or "no" votes be counted in determining whether a constitutional amendment has been ratified.	JUD, FIN
HB1767	RELATING TO SIMULATED FIREARMS. Amends the offenses of terroristic threatening in the first degree and robbery in the first degree to include the use of a simulated firearm.	JUD
HB1768	RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE. Amends section 103D-707, HRS, to permit an additional post-award remedy if the contract is not fully executed. Allows for rescission of the award and application of remedies provided for in section 103D-706, HRS.	ERB, FIN
HB1769	RELATING TO CIVIL ACTIONS. Clarifies that government entities are only liable for the percentage share of the damages that they actually caused.	JUD, FIN

		Committee
		RE-REFERRAL

HB168	RELATING TO MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE. Increases the minimum hourly wage to $8.50 per hour beginning July 1, 2011 and ending December 31, 2012. Adjusts the minimum hourly wage thereafter in accordance with consumer price index.	LAB, ERB, FIN