OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
TWENTY-SIXTH STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 35
22nd LEGISLATIVE DAY-FEBRUARY 21, 2012
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Committee Abbreviations:
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AGR - Agriculture |
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CPC - Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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CUA - Culture & the Arts |
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EDN - Education |
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EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection |
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ERB - Economic Revitalization & Business |
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FIN - Finance |
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HAW - Hawaiian Affairs |
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HED - Higher Education |
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HLT - Health |
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HSG - Housing |
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HUS - Human Services |
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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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PBM - Public Safety & Military Affairs |
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TOU - Tourism |
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TRN - Transportation |
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WLO - Water, Land, & Ocean Resources |
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REFERRAL
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REQUESTING THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION TO IMPLEMENT THE COLLABORATION OF COMMUNITY HOSPITALS WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, AND TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO INTEGRATE CERTAIN RURAL HOSPITALS WITH FEDERALLY-QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS.
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE SECTION 1115 WAIVER GRANTED TO HAWAII IN 1994 TO RAISE THE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY TO UP TO THREE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.
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REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO RECOGNIZE LOCAL KOREANS BY DIRECTING THE PLACEMENT OF A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE DESIGNATING THE FORMER SITE OF THE KOREAN CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE.
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REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO RECOGNIZE LOCAL KOREANS BY DIRECTING THE PLACEMENT OF A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE DESIGNATING THE FORMER SITE OF THE KOREAN BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND THE KOREAN METHODIST CHURCH.
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REQUESTING THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION TO IMPLEMENT THE COLLABORATION OF COMMUNITY HOSPITALS WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, AND TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO INTEGRATE CERTAIN RURAL HOSPITALS WITH FEDERALLY-QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS.
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE SECTION 1115 WAIVER GRANTED TO HAWAII IN 1994 TO RAISE THE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY TO UP TO THREE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.
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RELATING TO ENHANCED 911 SERVICES. Establishes that a public safety agency is a functional division of the State or a county that provides or has authority to provide, or a private entity contracted by a state or county agency that provides, firefighting, law enforcement, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services.
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RE-REFERRAL
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RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT. Increases the valuation threshold for developments required to have special management area use permits and special management area minor permits.
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Designates October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Authorizes the issuance of a driver's license for operation of autonomous motor vehicles. Requires the DOT to adopt rules for the operation of autonomous motor vehicles.
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RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Requires businesses in the State to collect a fee for single-use checkout bags provided to a customer. Allows businesses to keep twenty per cent of the fees for the first year of the program and ten per cent of the fees thereafter, subject to income and general excises taxes. Requires fees to be collected on single-use checkout bags not prohibited by county ordinance. Deposits a percentage of fees collected into the natural area reserves fund, and the remainder into the general fund. Requires reports to the legislature. Effective July 1, 2012. (HB2260 HD1) |
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