HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2021
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Rep. Gregg Takayama, Chair |
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Rep. Lynn DeCoite, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Takashi Ohno |
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Rep. Sonny Ganaden |
Rep. Sean Quinlan |
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Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Troy N. Hashimoto |
Rep. Ryan I. Yamane |
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Rep. Jeanne Kapela |
Rep. Val Okimoto |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Wednesday, February 3, 2021 |
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2:00 p.m. |
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VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO VICTIM-COUNSELOR PRIVILEGE. Expands the victim-counselor privilege under Rule 505.5 of the Hawaii Rules of Evidence to include confidential advocates employed by the university of Hawaii.
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RELATING TO CAMPUS SAFETY. Requires UH to provide training on the impacts of trauma for employees responsible for investigating incidents and assisting victims of sexual and domestic violence. Improves access for confidential support services. Requires UH to annually distribute information about sexual and domestic violence prevention and disclosure protocols to students and employees. To the extent possible, requires a private college or university to implement identical campus safety and accountability standards to those applicable to UH.
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RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. Requires accredited and non-accredited post-secondary educational institutions that are for-profit entities to disclose in print and electronic media and signage that they are for-profit businesses registered in the State.
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HET, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS. Repeals or reclassifies non-general funds of the University of Hawaii pursuant to recommendations of the Auditor. Transfers the unencumbered balances of repealed funds to the general fund.
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RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS. Reclassifies the notaries public revolving fund and criminal forfeiture revolving fund as special funds. Reclassifies the litigation deposits trust fund as a trust account. Abolishes the national mortgage settlement trust account. Abolishes the criminal justice commission trust account. Abolishes the UH intercollegiate athletics special funds.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY OFFICE. Establishes the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.
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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 and create a usable digital database no later than 7/1/2022.
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RELATING TO DIGITAL MEDIA. Defines digital media account. Prohibits contracts that prohibit, limit, or restrict the transfer of a digital media account upon the account holder's death. Provides for the transfer of a decedent's digital media account to a devisee or heir.
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RELATING TO FIDUCIARY ACCESS TO DIGITAL ASSETS. Gives various types of fiduciaries access to the digital assets of the principal.
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HET, CPC, JHA |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are bolded.
For more information, please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6455.
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________________________________________ Rep. Gregg Takayama Chair |
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