THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2021
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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: |
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 |
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TIME: |
9:45AM |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 211 & Videoconference |
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TIMESLOT: |
WAM |
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A M E N D E D 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 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STEERING COMMITTEE. Amends the terms and composition of members of the information technology steering committee. Requires the chief information officer to present an annual report to the information technology steering committee for public comment prior to submitting the report to the governor and legislature. (SD1)
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GVO, WAM |
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RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR NATURAL RESOURCES. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for recognition and protection of the State's natural resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
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TRS, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST KAUNALEWA. Replaces E Ola Mau Na Leo O Kekaha with Kaunalewa as the entity authorized to receive special purpose revenue bonds issued to assist with the acquisition, remediation, and development of the old Kekaha Sugar Mill in Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii. (SD1)
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Appropriates funds to the department of agriculture for the mitigation and control of the two-lined spittlebug and recovery of the rangelands damaged by the invasive pest. (SD1)
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AEN/WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Appropriates and authorizes funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (1) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (SD1)
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LCA, WAM Measure added 04-01-21 |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Appropriates and authorizes funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (10) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (SD1)
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LCA, WAM Measure added 04-01-21 |
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RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. Extends the hospital sustainability program through 06/30/2024. Increases the maximum fee for inpatient care services to five and one-half per cent. Increases the amount of time hospitals have to pay the hospital sustainability fee from thirty days to sixty days. Increases the pool of medicaid services that can be used for matching purposes. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/29/21. (SD1)
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HMS/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO LEASE EXTENSIONS ON PUBLIC LAND. Authorizes the board of land and natural resources to extend certain leases of public lands for commercial, industrial, resort, mixed-use, or government use upon approval of a proposed development agreement to make substantial improvements to the existing improvements. (SD1)
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Defines past performance. Requires procurement officers to consider specific factors, including past performance, when available. Requires the state procurement office to establish and administer a past performance database and adopt rules pursuant to this past performance requirement, by 12/31/23. Appropriates funds for the development, implementation, and training of certain procurement resources tools, including a past performance guide and past performance database. (SD1)
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GVO, WAM |
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Measure deleted on 04-05-21 |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Authorizes and appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (2) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments and Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (SD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Appropriates and authorizes funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (3) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments and Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (SD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Appropriates and authorizes funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (4) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments and Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (SD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (6) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments and Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (8) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments and Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS. Establishes the Pulehunui community development authority as an autonomous community development authority under the Hawaii community development authority for the purposes of developing the Pulehunui community development district. Authorizes the Hawaii community development authority to obtain various forms of federal funding for construction, maintenance, and development projects in the Pulehunui community development district. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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EET/WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. Requires any express carrier company, common or contract carrier, except water carriers as defined and regulated by the Surface Transportation Board of the United States, or other person that transports liquor from outside the State for delivery in the State to prepare and file a monthly report with the liquor commission or liquor control adjudication board of each county. (SD1)
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CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO A BLACK CINDER CONE QUARRY SITE SURVEY. Requires the department of land and natural resources, in collaboration with the county of Hawaii, to conduct site surveys to identify the most suitable locations for black cinder cone quarries on the island of Hawaii. Requires a report to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO FORESTRY. Authorizes general obligation bonds for the forest stewardship program of the department of land and natural resources to build and expand facilities of the state tree nurseries. (SD1)
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Appropriates and authorizes funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (9) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments and Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (SD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Appropriates and authorizes funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (13) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments and Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (SD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments and Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO LAND USE. Administratively attaches the land use commission to the office of planning. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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WTL/GVO, WAM |
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RELATING TO A JOB CORPS PROGRAM. Establishes within the department of land and natural resources (DLNR) a green job youth corps program that provides temporary work and training opportunities in the resiliency and green sector industries to help address the unemployment impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and support economic diversification. Allows the governor to designate the DLNR to administer or enter into agreements for the administration of the program. Appropriates funds to be expended by the DLNR for this purpose. Requires the DLNR to report to the legislature on its progress before the regular session of 2022. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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LCA, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires the employers of first responders to develop and provide dementia training to first responders. Permits the executive office on aging to set standards, frequency, and coordination of dementia training. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)
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HMS/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Requires health insurance providers that provide health benefits plans funded by the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund or the state medicaid agency and providers that provide medicare advantage (medicare part C) health benefits plans to provide administrative data to the health analytics program in the department of human services. Requires the health analytics program to develop an annual plan for the analysis, maintenance, and publication of collected all-claims, all-payer administrative data. Effective 1/1/22. (SD1)
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO ENERGY. Requires the Hawaii state energy office, in consultation with the department of health, to conduct a comprehensive study to determine best practices for disposal and recycling of discarded clean energy products in the State. Appropriates funds for the study. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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EET, WAM |
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RELATING TO CITATIONS. Creates an electronic citation program under the judiciary and establishes an electronic citation surcharge. (SD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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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 Donovan M. Dela Cruz Chair |
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