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: |
Thursday, February 27, 2020 |
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10:35 A.M. |
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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 GRANTS FOR LOCAL RECYCLING FACILITIES. Requires the office of solid waste management to establish a recycling facility grant program to incentivize recycling in the State. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
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AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to address carbon emissions. Increases the tax rate to effectively set a price of $40 per metric ton of carbon dioxide emissions in 2021. Incrementally increases the tax rate over time so that, in 2030, the tax rate shall be equivalent to a carbon price of $80 per metric ton of carbon emissions. Establishes a refundable tax credit for individuals earning sixty per cent or less of the area median income. Takes effect 1/1/2022. (SD1)
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AEN/EET, WAM |
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RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. Establishes a solid waste management goal of reducing solid waste stream prior to disposal by seventy per cent by January 1, 2030. (SD1)
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AEN/PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Revises the definition of "primary care providers" and "volunteer based supervised clinical training rotation" to improve accessibility for providers to receive income tax credits for acting as preceptors. Revises preceptor credit assurance committee. (SD2)
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE STATE COUNCIL ON MENTAL HEALTH. Requires the State Council on Mental Health to include an unspecified number of members with demonstrated knowledge of or work experience involving native Hawaiian concepts of well-being, culturally grounded mental health methodologies, or traditional healing or health practices. (SD1)
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO CHILDREN'S HEALTH. Requires the Department of Health to establish, implement, and evaluate a statewide program for early identification of, and intervention for, lead poisoning in infants. Requires insurers to provide coverage for the testing. (SD1)
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO SCREEN TIME AWARENESS. Appropriates funds for the department of health to create and host a website and launch a public education campaign on the effects of screen time on children and teens. (SD1)
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CPH/TEC, WAM |
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RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. Amends the performance framework requirements for charter schools. Amends authorizers' reporting and audit requirements. Amends authorizers' responsibilities in reviewing charter applications.
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EDU, WAM |
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION. Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds for the state public charter school commission to pay the claim and settlement amount pursuant to Miller-Potter v. State of Hawaii, et al., Civil No. 16-1-0385K.
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes a statewide transition success network for high school students with disabilities starting fiscal year 2021‑2022, with a pilot project to begin in fiscal year 2020‑2021. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
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EDU/HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Requires the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute to conduct a feasibility study on the State's ability to achieve its renewable energy goals by 2045. (SD1)
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EET/HRE, WAM |
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RELATING TO QUALIFIED COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS. Allows community rehabilitation programs for persons with disabilities to be considered qualified under the State's procurement code without requiring federal and state certification that authorizes the payment of subminimum wage to workers in their program. (SD1)
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GVO/LCA/HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE TRANSITIONS CLINIC NETWORK PILOT PROGRAM. Requires and appropriates funds for the department of human services to procure the services of a master contractor to manage subcontracts and expenditures for a transitions clinic network pilot program. Effective 1/1/2021. (SD1)
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. Establishes the landlord incentive program special fund to reimburse land owners who participate in the section 8 housing choice voucher program for repair costs of tenant-caused property damage when the repair costs exceed the tenant's security deposit. Makes an appropriation. (SD1)
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HOU, WAM |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Creates the housing incentive fund to be administered by the Hawaii public housing authority. Allows the fund to be seeded with general obligation bonds. Establishes an income tax credit for individuals or corporations who contribute to the fund. (SD1)
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HOU, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney for the City and County of Honolulu for the Career Criminal Prosecution Unit. (SD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. Improves the State's preparedness and response to disasters. Requires statewide inventories of hospitals, dialysis centers, and medical facilities; satellite phones; and generators to provide backup power. Appropriates funds for positions related to emergency response planning and allocation of resources and for non-perishable food in natural disasters.
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PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO EXPLOSION DETECTION TECHNOLOGY. Appropriates unspecified funds to the county police departments for the purchase and deployment of explosion detection technology to assist departments in locating and responding to explosions caused by illegal use of firearms and fireworks. (SD1)
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PSM/TEC, WAM |
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RELATING TO ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES. Requires rental motor vehicle lessors to incorporate zero-emission vehicles into their fleets. Creates a Hawaii zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure special fund and grant program to promote development of zero-emission vehicle infrastructure. Effective 1/1/2020. (SD1)
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TRS/EET, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE PAYMENT OF DEBT SERVICE ON THE TURTLE BAY REIMBURSABLE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. Requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to expend $1,500,000 per fiscal year from the Land Conservation Fund to be used for the reimbursement of debt service on the Turtle Bay reimbursable general obligation bonds. (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.
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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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