OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
THIRTY-FIRST STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 42
43RD LEGISLATIVE DAY - APRIL 4, 2022
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Committee Abbreviations:
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   AGR - Agriculture  | 
 
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   CAI - Culture, Arts, & International Affairs  | 
 
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   CMV - Corrections, Military, & Veterans  | 
 
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   CPC - Consumer Protection & Commerce  | 
 
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   ECD - Economic Development  | 
 
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   EDN - Education  | 
 
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   EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection  | 
 
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   FIN - Finance  | 
 
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   GVR - Government Reform  | 
 
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   HET - Higher Education & Technology  | 
 
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   HHH - Health, Human Services, & Homelessness  | 
 
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   HSG - Housing  | 
 
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   JHA - Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs  | 
 
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   LAT - Labor & Tourism  | 
 
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   LMG - Legislative Management  | 
 
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   PDP - Pandemic & Disaster Preparedness  | 
 
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   TRN - Transportation  | 
 
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   WAL - Water & Land  | 
 
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   REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE MEDIA LITERACY AND PROMOTE DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP. 
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   REQUESTING THE BLOOD BANK OF HAWAII TO IMMEDIATELY ADOPT THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S UPDATED GUIDANCE, WHICH SHORTENS OR ELIMINATES THE DEFERRAL PERIOD FOR CERTAIN BLOOD DONORS. 
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   HHH, CPC  | 
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   REQUESTING THE EARLY LEARNING BOARD TO EVALUATE AND REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING THE BOARD'S COMPOSITION AND CHARTER AND TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN. 
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   URGING THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION TO EXPAND THE KA‘U RURAL HEALTH CLINIC TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO URGENT CARE AND OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. 
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   HHH, FIN  | 
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   REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO ENDORSE THE NEW PLASTICS ECONOMY GLOBAL COMMITMENT AND THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TO SET TARGETS TO FULFILL THE NEW PLASTICS ECONOMY GLOBAL COMMITMENT. 
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   EEP, CPC  | 
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   REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO NAME THE NEW KIHEI HIGH SCHOOL IN HONOR OF UNITED STATES CONGRESSWOMAN PATSY T. MINK. 
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   REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO SUBMIT A REPORT ON PESTICIDE INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED WITHIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND STRENGTHEN STATEWIDE ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDE VIOLATIONS. 
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   REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO PRIORITIZE ENFORCEMENT OF WATER POLLUTION REGULATIONS IN AREAS WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF RUNOFF AND OTHER FORMS OF WATER POLLUTION ON MOLOKAI. 
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   WAL/EEP, CPC  | 
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   REQUESTING THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE TO PROHIBIT UNAPPROVED RESIDENTIAL USE OF FARM DWELLINGS IN AGRICULTURAL PARKS. 
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   AGR, JHA  | 
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   REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HAWAII STATE HOSPITAL, AND HAWAII INFORMATION PORTAL. 
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   HHH, FIN  | 
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   REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A THERAPEUTIC PSILOCYBIN WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE THE MEDICINAL AND THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF PSILOCYBIN AND DEVELOP A LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLAN, SHOULD FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVAL FOR MEDICAL USE BE OBTAINED, TO ENABLE THE AVAILABILITY OF THERAPEUTIC PSILOCYBIN OR PSILOCYBIN-BASED PRODUCTS THAT ARE SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, AND AFFORDABLE FOR ADULTS TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. 
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   URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE YMCA OF HONOLULU, TO SUPPORT THE MENTAL WELLNESS OF THE STATE'S YOUTH. 
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   REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO JOINTLY REVIEW ANY RESEARCH REGARDING APPLIED BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS FOR ADULTS; AND TO DEVELOP AND ADOPT ALL RULES, POLICIES, AND PLAN AMENDMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE STATE MEDICAID PROGRAM TO COVER MEDICALLY-NEEDED SERVICES, INCLUDING APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SERVICES, FOR INDIVIDUALS AGED TWENTY-ONE AND OLDER WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, INCLUDING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. 
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   REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A FILIPINO HISTORY, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY SOCIAL STUDIES COURSE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. 
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   REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PROCESS TO CERTIFY PRIVATELY-OWNED AND OPERATED PLANT QUARANTINE FACILITIES. 
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   URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION TO PRIORITIZE THE HIRING OF DEDICATED STAFF TO MANAGE FEDERAL SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS. 
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   REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO EXPAND QUARANTINE FACILITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE PLANT QUARANTINE BRANCH. 
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   REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO ASSESS THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF OCEAN VIEW ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAI‘I. 
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   REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP PROTOCOLS FOR HOSPITALS IN THE STATE TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE. 
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   URGING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO STRONGLY SUPPORT PASSAGE OF THE WOMEN'S HEALTH PROTECTION ACT OF 2021 TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO ACCESS AND PROVIDE ABORTION SERVICES. 
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   REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ASSESS AND REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE WHETHER AND TO WHAT EXTENT EXISTING CURRICULUM AND TRAINING ALIGN WITH ERIN'S LAW. 
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   REQUESTING THE EARLY LEARNING BOARD TO PREPARE A REPORT CONTAINING A ROAD MAP, INCLUDING PROPOSED LEGISLATION, FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT 46, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2020. 
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   REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT A CIVIL RIGHTS CURRICULUM PLAN FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. 
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   ENCOURAGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE SERVICES AT THE WAI‘ANAE CONVENIENCE CENTER. 
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