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:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CAI -    Culture, Arts, & International Affairs

CMV -  Corrections, Military, & Veterans

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

ECD -   Economic Development

EDN -  Education

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

FIN -    Finance

GVR -  Government Reform

HET -   Higher Education & Technology

HHH -  Health, Human Services, & Homelessness

HSG -   Housing

JHA -   Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

LAT -   Labor & Tourism

LMG -  Legislative Management

PDP -   Pandemic & Disaster Preparedness

TRN -   Transportation

WAL -  Water & Land

 


 

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Committee

 

 

REFERRAL

 

SCR28

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE MEDIA LITERACY AND PROMOTE DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP.

 

CPC

SCR33, SD1

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.

 

HHH, CPC

SCR34, SD1

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.

 

EDN, FIN

SCR42

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.

 

HHH, FIN

SCR57, SD1

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.

 

EEP, CPC

SCR63, SD1

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO NAME THE NEW KIHEI HIGH SCHOOL IN HONOR OF UNITED STATES CONGRESSWOMAN PATSY T. MINK.

 

EDN, JHA

SCR67

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.

 

AGR, CPC

SCR75

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.

 

WAL/EEP, CPC

SCR76

REQUESTING THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE TO PROHIBIT UNAPPROVED RESIDENTIAL USE OF FARM DWELLINGS IN AGRICULTURAL PARKS.

 

AGR, JHA

SCR82

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HAWAII STATE HOSPITAL, AND HAWAII INFORMATION PORTAL.

 

HHH, FIN

SCR100, SD1

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.

 

HHH, CPC

SCR124, SD1

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.

 

HHH

SCR130, SD1

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.

 

HHH, CPC

SCR131, SD1

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A FILIPINO HISTORY, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY SOCIAL STUDIES COURSE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

 

EDN, JHA

SCR169

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PROCESS TO CERTIFY PRIVATELY-OWNED AND OPERATED PLANT QUARANTINE FACILITIES.

 

AGR, FIN

SCR171

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION TO PRIORITIZE THE HIRING OF DEDICATED STAFF TO MANAGE FEDERAL SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS.

 

EDN, FIN

SCR172

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO EXPAND QUARANTINE FACILITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE PLANT QUARANTINE BRANCH.

 

AGR, FIN

SCR183

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.

 

HHH, FIN

SCR197, SD1

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP PROTOCOLS FOR HOSPITALS IN THE STATE TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE.

 

HHH

SCR206

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.

 

HHH, JHA

SCR216

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.

 

EDN, JHA

SCR217, SD1

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.

 

EDN, FIN

SCR226

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT A CIVIL RIGHTS CURRICULUM PLAN FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.

 

EDN, FIN

SCR233

ENCOURAGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE SERVICES AT THE WAI‘ANAE CONVENIENCE CENTER.

 

EEP, FIN