OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-EIGHTH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 47

45TH LEGISLATIVE DAY-APRIL 8, 2016

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

EDB -  Economic Development & Business

EDN -  Education

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

FIN -    Finance

HED -  Higher Education

HLT -   Health

HSG -  Housing

HUS -  Human Services

JUD -   Judiciary

LAB -  Labor & Public Employment

LMG -  Legislative Management

OMH - Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs

PBS -   Public Safety

TOU -  Tourism

TRN -  Transportation

VMI -   Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts

WAL - Water & Land


 

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Committee

 

 

REFERRAL

 

SCR8, SD2

AUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE ISSUE OF A CANCER PRESUMPTIVE STATUTE RELATING TO FIREFIGHTERS.

 

LAB/CPC, FIN

SCR26, SD1

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO PROMOTE COOPERATION BETWEEN UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CAMPUSES TO INCREASE ONLINE COURSES AND DEGREE PROGRAMS.

 

HED, FIN

SCR30, SD1

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION TO COLLABORATE ON EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION AND MATERIALS ABOUT THE HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE THAT CAN BE PROVIDED TO PARENTS OF PUBLIC MIDDLE AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL CHILDREN.

 

HLT/EDN, FIN

SCR37, SD2

ENCOURAGING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY AND DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORICAL MARKERS AND TRAILS.

 

TOU/WAL, FIN

SCR44, SD1

REQUESTING A SUNRISE ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.

 

HLT/EDN, FIN

SCR45, SD1

AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT OF PERPETUAL NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF EXISTING SEAWALL AND LANDSCAPING OF EASEMENT AREA AT LAHAINA ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI.

 

WAL, FIN

SCR48

REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO ORDER THAT WHENEVER THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES IS FLOWN ON A PERMANENT FLAGPOLE IN FRONT OF THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF FAMILIES' POW/MIA FLAG SHALL BE FLOWN ON THE SAME HALYARD.

 

VMI, FIN

SCR54

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF ADOPTING THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S SCREENING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AND TO MAKE APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE.

 

TRN, FIN

SCR58

REQUESTING THE TAX REVIEW COMMISSION TO EVALUATE INCOME TAX CREDITS, EXCLUSIONS, AND DEDUCTIONS.

 

FIN

SCR59

REQUESTING THE TAX REVIEW COMMISSION TO STUDY CONFORMITY OF STATE INCOME TAX LAW WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS IT RELATES TO THE STANDARD DEDUCTION AND PERSONAL EXEMPTION.

 

FIN

SCR61

ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROMOTE INCREASED PARTICIPATION BY SCHOOLS IN THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM PROGRAM.

 

EDN, PBS

SCR68

URGING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR ITS FIVE HUNDRED ELEVEN ACRES OF THE FORMER GALBRAITH ESTATE.

 

OMH/WAL, FIN

SCR69

ENCOURAGING REFORM IN THE MILITARY INVESTIGATORY AND PROSECUTORIAL SYSTEMS GOVERNING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND INCREASED TRANSPARENCY IN THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM AND MILITARY REPORTING OF CRIMINAL SEX OFFENSES INVOLVING CHILDREN.

 

VMI, JUD

SCR70, SD1

REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS TO PROVIDE A STATUS UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HAWAII'S NEW VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM.

 

JUD, FIN

SCR71, SD1

DESIGNATING APRIL 28, 2016, AS "WORKERS' MEMORIAL DAY" IN HAWAII IN MEMORY OF WORKERS KILLED, INJURED, OR DISABLED IN THE WORKPLACE.

 

LAB, FIN

SCR76

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DESIGNATE HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS THE DANIEL K. INOUYE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

 

TRN, FIN

SCR81

ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO PLAN AND COORDINATE THE CELEBRATION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HAWAII STATE CAPITOL.

 

VMI/LMG, FIN

SCR83

REQUESTING THE ACCESS HAWAII COMMITTEE, HAWAII INFORMATION CONSORTIUM, AND EACH STATE AGENCY WHO CURRENTLY HAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HAWAII INFORMATION CONSORTIUM TO COLLABORATE AND PROVIDE THE LEGISLATURE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRESS REPORT REGARDING THE ACTIVITIES AND EXPENSES OF THE STATE'S INTERNET PORTAL.

 

EDB, FIN

SCR85, SD1

AFFIRMING SUPPORT OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD, RECOGNIZING ITS VITAL ROLE IN PROVIDING HEALTH CARE, AND DENOUNCING VIOLENCE TOWARDS ABORTION PROVIDERS AND THEIR PATIENTS.

 

HLT/HUS

SCR86, SD1

REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A PAID FAMILY LEAVE TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE THE BENEFITS AND COSTS OF A POTENTIAL PAID FAMILY LEAVE PROGRAM IN HAWAII.

 

LAB/HLT, FIN

SCR87

REQUESTING THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY TO DOCUMENT VIOLATIONS OF ITS PROHIBITION ON SMOKING IN AND AROUND PUBLIC HOUSING.

 

HSG, JUD

SCR88

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ESTABLISH FEES THROUGH THE RULEMAKING PROCESS FOR THE LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, AND RECERTIFICATION OF VARIOUS FACILITIES SEEKING LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT.

 

HLT, FIN

SCR90

REQUESTING THE CHIEF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND INJURY PREVENTION SYSTEM BRANCH TO CONVENE AND CHAIR A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC PROGRAM, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATIONS, TO ALLEVIATE EMERGENCY SERVICES FROM RESPONDING TO NON-EMERGENCY CALLS.

 

HLT, FIN

SCR91

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO PERFORM A SUNRISE ANALYSIS OF THE REGULATION OF CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MIDWIVES.

 

HLT, CPC

SCR96, SD2

REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ALI‘I MEMORIAL ART ADVISORY TASK FORCE.

 

OMH/VMI, FIN

SCR97

URGING THE STATE TO ESTABLISH THE PUUHONUA PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE CONTINUED REHABILITATION OF POST-INCARCERATED PERSONS, PAROLEES, AND PROBATIONERS.

 

PBS, FIN

SCR106

RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS SEPSIS AWARENESS MONTH IN HAWAII, AND THE THIRTEENTH DAY IN SEPTEMBER OF EVERY YEAR AS HAWAII SEPSIS DAY.

 

HLT

SCR110, SD1

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO AFFIRM ITS COMMITMENT TO UPHOLD THE TENETS OF TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENT ACT OF 1972.

 

EDN, FIN

SCR119

URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA TO FUND AND FILL THE VACANT AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES FACULTY TENURE LINE POSITION AT THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES.

 

HED, FIN

SCR125, SD1

REQUESTING COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS FOR STEWARDSHIP AND PRESERVATION OF WAIPI‘O VALLEY.

 

WAL/OMH, FIN

SCR129, SD1

ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE TEA INDUSTRY TO COLLABORATE ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO DEFINE TEA AS AN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY UNDER CHAPTER 147, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, AND ESTABLISH STANDARDS THAT DEFINE GEOGRAPHICAL REGION DESIGNATIONS FOR TEA GROWN IN THE STATE.

 

AGR, FIN

SCR132

REQUESTING STATE DEPARTMENTS AND THE SEVERAL COUNTIES TO AFFIRM THE TENETS AND PRINCIPLES FOUND IN THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN.

 

LAB, FIN

SCR135

REQUESTING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON EARLY LEARNING TO COLLABORATE WITH THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING TO ENCOURAGE CARE PROVIDERS OF KEIKI AND KUPUNA TO CREATE INTERGENERATIONAL SHARED SITES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF HAWAII'S COMMUNITIES.

 

HLT/HUS, EDN

SCR139

REQUESTING THE TAX REVIEW COMMISSION TO UPDATE THE STUDY OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF STATE AND LOCAL TAX BURDEN BY INCOME CLASS.

 

FIN

SCR140, SD1

REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

 

HLT, FIN

SCR141

REQUESTING A SUNRISE REVIEW OF INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE TESTING.

 

HLT, FIN

SCR142

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MONUMENT IN HILO ON STATE LAND IN HONOR OF THE LATE SENATOR GILBERT KAHELE.

 

VMI, WAL, FIN

SCR146, SD1

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO WORK WITH A SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE TO DEVELOP A PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR THE PLANNING AND DESIGNING OF A GYMNASIUM AT ANUENUE SCHOOL.

 

EDN, FIN

SCR153, SD1

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONDUCT A TWO-YEAR PILOT PROJECT TO IMPLEMENT CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ON A BLOCK BASIS IN ADDITION TO ON A ONE-TO-ONE BASIS.

 

EDN/HUS, FIN

SCR154, SD1

REQUESTING A STUDY ON THE PER-PUPIL FUNDING SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SYSTEM FULFILLS ITS STATUTORY PURPOSE OF EQUALIZING OPERATIONAL FUNDING AMONG PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

 

EDN, FIN

SCR164

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE, AND DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION, TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GRANTING AN EXEMPTION FOR THE SALE OF GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM THE STATE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

 

EDB, FIN