OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
THIRTIETH STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 36
33rd LEGISLATIVE DAY-MARCH 18, 2019
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Committee Abbreviations:
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AGR - Agriculture |
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CPC - Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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EDB - Economic Development & Business |
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EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection |
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FIN - Finance |
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HLT - Health |
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HSG - Housing |
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HSH - Human Services & Homelessness |
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IAC - Intrastate Commerce |
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JUD - Judiciary |
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LAB - Labor & Public Employment |
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LHE - Lower & Higher Education |
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LMG - Legislative Management |
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PVM - Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs |
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TIA - Tourism & International Affairs |
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TRN - Transportation |
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WLH - Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs |
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RE-REFERRAL
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for the Hawaii Nutrition Employment and Training Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Requires and appropriates funds for the department of business, economic development, and tourism to develop annual regional economic plans for each county to identify regional economic priorities and industry clusters and jobs within those priorities and clusters. Requires the workforce development council to develop, based on the findings of the regional economic plans, K-16 pathways and programs in each public school and public charter school that prepare students to fill the priority jobs identified in the regional economic plans. Requires participating schools to communicate opportunities to enroll in K-16 pathways, receive industry certifications, and place students in qualified internship programs to prepare students for jobs identified by regional economic plans as priorities in each geographical area. (SD2)
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY. Establishes a statewide sustainability division within the Office of Planning to ensure long-term planning, coordination, and implementation of Hawaii's sustainability goals and policies. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Increases the general excise tax and use tax by 0.5% to provide a dedicated funding source for the department of education and the University of Hawaii. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAMS. Permits individual vocational programs within the purview of the Office of Youth Services to engage in commercial enterprises, including the sales of goods and services, for self-sustainability purposes. Establishes the Office of Youth Services revolving fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF CREATING AN INDEPENDENT COUNTY ON THE ISLAND OF MOLOKAI.
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REQUESTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO ASSESS THE RESILIENCE OF THE ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY TO THE STATE'S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND EMERGENCY SHELTERS.
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EEP, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF CREATING AN INDEPENDENT COUNTY ON THE ISLAND OF MOLOKAI.
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EDB, JUD, FIN |
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