SB 1251

RELATING TO EDUCATION

By Senator(s) D. IGE / FUKUNAGA

Companion Bill: HB 311

Keywords: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, GENERAL EXCISE TAX, GOVERNMENT FISCAL POLICIES, SCHOOL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR, STATE BONDS, TAXATION

Report Title: Schools Special Fund

Description: Sets aside interest earned by the educational facilities improvement special fund to be used solely for education technology; gives legislature sole authority to authorize projects.

 1-26-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-28-99        S Referred to 1. EDU 2. WAM                                
 2- 5-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by EDU on 02-10-99 at
                  1:30 p.m. in conference room 212
 2-10-99        S The measure is deferred until 02-12-99 at 1:30 p.m.         
                  in conference room 212.
 2-12-99        S The committee on EDU recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-12-99        S The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  D. Ige, Sakamoto, Chumbley, Tam, Slom; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Matsunaga
 2-18-99        S Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 145) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading and
                  referral to WAM
 2-18-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to WAM.
 2-28-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-02-99         
                  at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 2-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3- 2-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun, Chun
                  Oakland, D. Ige, M. Ige, Iwase, Kawamoto, Tam,
                  Taniguchi; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none        
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nakata,        
                  Anderson
 3- 5-99        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 665) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading
 3- 5-99        S 24 hours notice 03-09-99                                 
 3- 9-99        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25. 
                  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 9-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 9-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 297)                 
 3-11-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-11-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. EDN 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 26
 3-16-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday,
                  03-18-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 329.
 3-18-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 03-23-99.
 3-22-99        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday,
                  03-23-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 329.
 3-23-99        H The committee on EDN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3-23-99        H The votes in EDN were as follows:6 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Ito, Arakaki, Santiago, Stegmaier, Takai, Leong;
                  Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s)        
                  ; and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Okamura, Morihara,
                  McDermott
 3-25-99        H Reported from the committee on EDN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1355), recommending passage on Second Reading
                  and referral to the committee on FIN
 3-25-99        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on FIN      with Representative(s) None voting no
                  and Representative(s) Takamine excused.