THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2020
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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair |
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Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 |
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10:40 A.M. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective subject matter committees:
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RELATING TO LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS. Adds early childhood education students to the Hawaii educator loan program to allow the education loans of those individuals to be forgiven after five years teaching in early childhood education. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Gives a preference to students who live within the service area of a school or who enrolled in the school the previous school year who apply for participation in a career and technical education program offered by that school; establishes enrollment in a career and technical education program as a new exception to the requirement to attend school within the service area in which they reside.
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. Establishes the Hawaii After-School Program for Youth within the Department of Education to provide after school programs for public school and public charter school children in grades six through eight. Establishes the Hawaii After-School Program for Youth Special Fund. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO TEACHER RECRUITMENT. Authorizes the department of education to provide incentives to enhance the recruitment and retention of public school and public charter school teachers. (SD1)
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides an income tax exclusion for certain public school teachers who earn $60,000 or less per year, or households who earn $120,000 or less per year if only one person is a teacher. Defines eligible teachers as full-time school teachers, special education teachers, school librarians and school counselors employed by the DOE or a charter school. (SD1)
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO SCHOOL LUNCH REFORM. Increases the number of days by which students have to apply for free or reduced lunch and to replenish the student's meal fund. Requires the department of education to report to the legislature regarding the number of students who are denied meals based on the inability to pay. Prohibits serving an alternative meal to students who are unable to pay. Appropriates funds to the special school lunch fund. (SD1)
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO SERVICE-LEARNING. Requires the Department of Education to implement a service-learning curriculum to develop student character, values, self-esteem, civic responsibility, and knowledge of local community issues and concerns though community service volunteer work. (SD1)
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Broadens the purposes indirect costs retained by the Department of Education, State Public Charter School Commission, or a charter authorizer from federal grants can be put to. (SD1)
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO REMOTE TESTIMONY IN LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS. Establishes the remote legislative access program, to be supervised by the joint legislative access committee. Specific requirements that the joint legislative access committee must consider when developing the program. Requires each house of the Legislature to establish, by rule, procedures for the public to present oral testimony at legislative committee hearings through remote testimony. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2022. (SD1)
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GVO, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING. Amends the description for the appropriation for the Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services coordinator in Act 127, SLH 2019. (SD1)
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HEALTHY AGING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. Appropriates funds for the healthy aging partnership program to further the program's role in improving the health and well-being of Hawaii's kupuna.
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE KUPUNA CAREGIVERS PROGRAM. Amends the total amount of hours per week an individual must be employed to be a qualified caregiver under the kupuna caregivers program from thirty to twenty. Appropriates funds for the proper implementation of the kupuna caregivers program.
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. Requires the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness to develop and implement separate regional plans for various neighborhoods across the State to coordinate the services and shelter facilities of public agencies and nonprofit organizations to meet the concerns of impacted communities and needs of the homeless population.
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOMELANDS. Establishes the micro enterprise assistance program on Hawaiian home lands revolving fund to provide grants and loans through the implementation of the micro enterprise assistance program to qualified native Hawaiians, native Hawaiian-controlled homestead associations, homestead association community development corporations, and Native Hawaiian community organizations with a demonstrated ability and history of making and administering loans and providing support to qualified native Hawaiians. Appropriates funds. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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HWN, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to digitize its applicant, beneficiary, and lessee records. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/50. (SD1)
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HWN, WAM |
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RELATING TO SERVICE IN NON-CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS. Establishes a task force within the Judiciary to review allowing service of notice and process by electronic mail in civil and administrative proceedings. (SD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO HAWAII CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA CENTER FEES. Provides authority for the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to set and collect reasonable and necessary fees for services provided. (SD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO CONSERVATION. Establishes the no child left inside grant program for the awarding of grants promoting outdoor education and recreation programs. Establishes the no child left inside grant program special fund. Effective 12/31/33. (SD1)
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. Establishes a tree planting program in the State. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/33. (SD1)
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE WAHIAWA DAM AND RESERVOIR. Directs the Department of Land and Natural Resources to develop and implement an emergency intervention plan for the Wahiawa dam and reservoir. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/33. (SD1)
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WTL, WAM |
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Decision making meeting only, no oral testimony will be accepted.
Persons wishing to submit written testimony may do so up to 24 hours prior to the hearing.
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FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
If you require auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., interpretive services (oral or written), ASL interpreter, or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing so that arrangements can be made.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 586-6800.
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_____________________________________ Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz Chair |
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