THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2021
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Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair |
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Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 |
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10:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Via Videoconference |
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TIMESLOT: |
JDC |
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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 THE FOOD SERVICES BRANCH. Requires the department of education food services branch to coordinate with the principals and vice principals of department schools to determine which school meal program offered by the USDA is the best fit for the student body and campus of each school.
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EDU, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. Removes cannabidiol drugs that have been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration from the list of Schedule V substances for consistency with federal laws. (SD1)
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HTH, JDC |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Provides that the prohibition against serving two consecutive terms not to exceed eight consecutive years pursuant to section 26-34(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall not apply to the representative of Hawaiian medium early learning providers' term limit. Repeals on June 30, 2025.
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EDU, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE. Replaces the term "accident" with collision for purposes of certain provisions of the statewide traffic code.
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TRS, JDC |
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RELATING TO DRIVING ON BEACHES. Establishes a two-year beach protection pilot program under which no vehicles are authorized to drive on the beach in Polihale state park without a permit. Requires a report to the legislature. Repeals on 6/30/2023. (SD1)
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WTL, JDC |
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RELATING TO LITTERING. Increases the maximum civil penalty for littering from $500 to $1,000. Increases the maximum fine for the offense of criminal littering from $1,000 to $5,000.
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AEN, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Amends ballot requirements to display candidates for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees, by residency and non-residency requirements and to randomize the order of candidate names within those groupings. (SD1)
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HWN, JDC |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Shortens the notice period from sixty days to thirty days for a board to sell, store, donate, or dispose of personalty when the identity and address of the owner are known. Removes the publication requirement and permits the board of directors of a condominium association to proceed directly to the sale, storage, donation, or disposal of personalty that has been abandoned in or on the common elements of a condominium when the identity or address of the owner is unknown. (SD1)
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CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES. Establishes that charging shipping and delivery charges that exceed the actual cost to ship or deliver a commodity to a consumer in Hawaii shall constitute an unfair and deceptive practice. (SD1)
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CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING. Requires two hours of annual in-service training in suicide prevention for all teachers, principals, and school counselors.
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EDU, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Requires the department of education to publish a weekly report on schools that have reported COVID-19 cases.
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EDU, JDC |
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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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_____________________________________ Senator Karl Rhoads Chair |
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