THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2003

TIME:

9:00 am

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Thursday, March 27, 2003)

HB 1021

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1162)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows the board of regents of the UH to operate new century charter schools that use the Hawaiian language as their primary medium of education to establish the basis for a laboratory school program in the college of Hawaiian language; establishes the charter school education agency to be administratively attached to the DOE; provides for an executive director and staff for the office; requires funds for charter schools to be appropriated through EDN 110 -- charter schools. (SD1)

EDU/JHW, WAM

HB 122

SD1

(SSCR1118)

RELATING TO PRESUMPTIVE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN.

Requires the department of human services to provide presumptive Medicaid or QUEST coverage to Medicaid eligible pregnant women and their infants. (SD1)

HMS/HTH, WAM

HB 512

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1145)

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Allows a patient's "next of kin" access to the patient's records. Allows the disclosure of a mental health patient's medical records for insurance reimbursement claim purposes. Makes appropriations from the emergency and budget reserve fund for various programs, services, and projects essential to public health, safety, and welfare. (SD1)

HTH, WAM

     

 

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6800.