COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Friday, January 31, 2003
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
HB 416 |
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. Proposes an amendment to article X, section 2, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to require the governor to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint the members of the board of education. |
EDN, JUD, FIN |
HB 417 |
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO ABOLISH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND GIVE THE GOVERNOR THE POWER TO APPOINT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. Proposes amendments to the state constitution to abolish the board of education and give the governor the power, as provided by law, to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint the superintendent of education as the chief executive officer of the public school system. |
EDN, JUD, FIN |
HB 333 |
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. Requires the board of education to be composed of 17 voting members elected in a nonpartisan manner by the qualified voters of the respective school board districts, as provided by law. Requires each school board district to be composed of 3 representative districts. |
EDN, JUD, FIN |
HB 1082 |
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTIONS 2 AND 3 OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO CREATE ELECTED DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS. Proposes an amendment to Article X, sections 2 and 3 of the State Constitution to replace the current single district school system with locally elected school boards. |
EDN, JUD, FIN |
HB 451 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Purposes constitutional amendments making the department of education a political subdivision headed by the board of education and authorizing the board to impose an education excise tax. |
EDN, JUD, FIN |
HB 714 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes an educational restructuring and transition committee to review the structure of the DOE and make recommendations to the BOE and the legislature on the implementation and transition of the DOE to a political subdivision. |
EDN, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
Decision making only:
HB 289 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Authorizes the Superintendent of Education to create complex areas and advisory boards for each complex area. |
EDN, FIN |
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Friday, January 31, 2003
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 308; State Capitol
AGENDA:
Financial Plan and Budget Overview
Ms. Georgina Kawamura, Director
Department of Budget and Finance
The Constitution of the State of Hawaii and the Hawaii Revised Statutes requires the Governor of the State of Hawaii to submit to the Legislature a balanced six-year financial plan and budget at least 30 days prior (December 15, 2002) to the convening of the Regular Session. In transmitting the six-year program and financial plan, the current Governor indicated that significant modifications would be made.
The new administration also indicated that additional time would be necessary to meet its constitutional and statutory obligations. Therefore, the Legislature delayed its normal timeline for budget briefings. On January 14, 2003, the Director of Finance presented a financial plan with "targeted" cost savings and budget cuts. Specific information regarding the magnitude of the budget cuts for each state department was unavailable because the Administration was still gathering information.
As of January 28, 2003, the Committee on Finance received information regarding specific budget cuts for 6 of the 19 State departments and agencies. Ms. Kawamura, Director of Finance, has been invited and will present an update of the Administration's modified Financial Plan and Biennium Budget to the House Committee on Finance.
COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Friday, January 31, 2003
2:30 p.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
HB 386 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Extends workers' compensation insurance exemption to employers owning 50% or more of a limited liability company or a limited liability partnership. |
LAB, CPC/JUD, FIN |
HB 1069 |
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY. Provides and limits optional exemptions from the unemployment insurance law for business owners holding at least a 50% interest in their company; repeals the disqualification for unemployment benefits of an owner-employee of a corporation who voluntarily leaves employment. |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
HB 1249 |
RELATING TO THE HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. Allows the Board of Trustees for the Health Benefits Trust Fund to hire independent legal counsel. |
LAB, JUD, FIN |
HB 969 |
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Maintains the process of arbitration mutually agreed upon by public employers and employees. |
LAB, JUD, FIN |
HB 1013 |
RELATING TO EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT. Requires employer-requested medical examinations for workers' compensation cases involving the determination of permanent impairment to be performed by a physician selected by mutual agreement of the parties, or if no agreement, by a physician appointed by the director of the department of labor and industrial relations. |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
HB 474 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE. Appropriates funds to continue the emergency environmental workforce program. |
LAB, EEP, FIN |
HB 554 |
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. Authorizes a board of water supply serving a population of 500,000 or more persons, to implement an experimental civil service modernization project without the approval from the Mayor. |
LAB, JUD, FIN |
HB 606 |
RELATING TO COMMUNITY SERVICES. Transfers the office of community services from the department of labor and industrial relations to the department of human services. |
LAB, HSH, FIN |
HB 1196 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. Gives the city and county of Honolulu, the counties of Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai, the University of Hawaii, and the Hawaii health systems corporation the right to negotiate their own collective bargaining agreements for their own employees, separate and apart from the State. Authorizes the UH and the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to establish their own personnel system, separate and apart from the State. |
LAB, JUD, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
JOINT SENATE-HOUSE INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE STATE’S COMPLIANCE WITH THE FELIX CONSENT DECREE
10:00 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
The Committee will receive an update from State Auditor Marion Higa and Attorney General-designate Mark J. Bennett in executive session and may authorize the issuance of subpoenas.
SELECT COMMITTEE ON WAR PREPAREDNESS
Saturday, February 1, 2003
1:30 p.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
The purpose of this Informational Briefing is to discuss the impact a potential war would have on the economy of the State of Hawaii.
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS CONCERNS
Monday, February 3, 2003
8:00 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
HB 530 |
RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. Appropriates $1,225,000 to fund various items at the Small Business Development Center. |
EDB, HED, FIN |
HB 615 |
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW. Allows the services of business owners who hold at least a 50 percent interest in their company to be excluded from the unemployment insurance law. |
EDB, LAB, FIN |
HB 683 |
RELATING TO FILM. Gives students enrolled in University of Hawaii film courses reasonable access to the Diamond Head film studio. |
EDB, HED, FIN |
HB 863 |
RELATING TO LAND USE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS. Requires a developer of residential development (over 20 homes) to submit a land use impact assessment to the appropriate permitting agency prior to the approval of a permit, including an estimate of the impact costs of the proposed development on existing infrastructure, such as schools, sewers, and roads. |
EDB, WLH, FIN |
HB 871 |
RELATING TO FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY, SUBSIDY LIMITS, AND JOB QUALITY STANDARDS. Increases state fiscal accountability by providing for assessments of the cost effectiveness of development subsidies. Requires an analysis of state expenditures for economic development. Requires a unified economic development budget. Establishes subsidy limits and job quality standards. |
EDB, JUD, FIN |
HB 875 |
RELATING TO THE INCOME TAX LAW. Amends the income tax law to enact the Digital Divide Investment Act. Provides an income tax credit for investment in broadband equipment to encourage the expansion of broadband services in underserved communities. |
EDB, CPC, FIN |
HB 936 |
RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES. Includes services provided by a university medical school constructed in the Kakaako community development district as defined in 206E-32, HRS; includes architect and engineering services in general excise tax exemptions for construction of university medical school project in Kakaako. |
EDB, HED, FIN |
HB 948 |
RELATING TO EARNED INCOME DEDUCTION FOR PUBLIC HOUSING RENT CALCULATION. Requires the HCDCH to adopt a written policy to deduct 25 per cent of earned income when calculating a families rent for federal low-income housing. |
EDB, HSH, FIN |
HB 1128 |
RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Exempts lands held by the High Tech Development Corp. from the management of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. |
EDB, WLH, FIN |
HB 1579 |
RELATING TO THE ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AUTHORITY. Establishes the Economic Diversification Authority. |
EDB, TRN, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND USE & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Monday, February 3, 2003
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
HB 1546 |
RELATING TO THE KAKAAKO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER. Extends the Diamond Head boundary of the Kakaako Community development district to include the area bounded by King Street, Kalakaua Avenue, and Ala Moana Boulevard, inclusive. |
WLH, FIN |
HB 658 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. Replaces two of the four at large members of HCDA with two landowner members. |
WLH, FIN |
HB 1613 |
RELATING TO NORTH KOHALA. Fulfills the mandate provisions of Act 166. |
WLH, FIN |
HB 1307 |
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Sets interim revenue for OHA for each fiscal years 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 at $10,000,000. |
WLH, FIN |
HB 1302 |
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Makes technical, housekeeping amendments relating to the authority of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to award monetary grants. |
WLH, FIN |
HB 1300 |
RELATING TO THE BUDGET OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Provides the operating budget of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. |
WLH, FIN |
HB 1299 |
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Clarifies the lands comprising, and the revenues derived from the public land trust under the State Constitution. |
WLH, FIN |
HB 1301 |
RELATING TO THE REPRESENTATION OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS ON BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND ADVISORY BODIES. Installs a trustee or designee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on the board of land and natural resources, the state land use commission, and the public advisory body for coastal zone management. |
WLH, FIN |
HB 1677 |
RELATING TO KULEANA LAND. Prohibits the filing of an action for partition where the property is kuleana land, party that would be filing the action owns less than 51%, and the court may order a sale of the kuleana land. |
WLH, JUD |
HB 1286 |
RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN HISTORIC SITES. Requires landowner of potential native Hawaiian historical site on private property to obtain prior approval of DLNR resources before conducting certain activities on the land; specifies procedures; defines "potential native Hawaiian historic site". |
WLH, JUD |
HB 1561 |
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Defines cultural monitors and their qualifications. |
WLH, FIN |
HB 529 |
RELATING TO CAVE PROTECTION. Permits entry into caves that are part of state or county parks if entry signs are posted. Expands allowable purposes for entering the caves. Protects the State and counties from liability where open entry to caves is granted when entry and warming signs are posted. |
WLH, JUD |
HB 1291 |
RELATING TO WAIAHOLE-WAIKANE VALLEYS. Reconveys 10 parcels of land in Waiahole-Waikane valleys that was transferred from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Housing Finance and Development Corporation back to the Department of Land and Natural Resources. |
WLH, JUD |
Decision making to follow.
Decision making only (heard on January 29, 2003):
HB 295 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LAND TRUST. WLH,FIN
Facilitates the establishment of a comprehensive information system for inventorying and maintaining information about the lands of the public land trust; creates the Public Land Trust Inventory Special Fund.
HB 526 RELATING TO HOME OCCUPATIONS WITHIN WLH,JUD
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS.
Authorizes counties to permit home occupations in agricultural districts without requiring a special permit; defines "home occupation".
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Monday, February 3, 2003
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
The purpose of this Informational Briefing is to discuss the state of Homeland Security in the State of Hawaii. Brig. Gen. Robert G. F. Lee, Adjutant General and Director of Civil Defense will discuss the matter.
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING
Monday, February 3, 2003
11:00 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
HB1062 RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS FOR PERSONS INT/HSH,JUD,FIN
WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.
Establishes commission on language access. Appropriates
unspecified funds to establish the commission and for DOH
and DHS to develop and implement systems by which limited
English speaking persons can access services, activities and
programs within the department.
HB498 RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL CYBERSEX OFFENSES. INT, JUD
(Short Form)
HB654 RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION. INT, JUD
Allows the "matricula consular" to be accepted as proper
Identification for Mexican nationals in Hawaii.
HB1534 RELATING TO HOLIDAYS. INT, JUD,FIN Establishes September 21 of each year as Peace Day.
Encourages citizens to observe and celebrate the blessings
of peace and endeavor to create on holidays.
HR 22 EXPRESSING STRONG SUPPORT FOR U.S. POLICY INT
IN CONTAINING AND DISARMING THE ROGUE STATES OF
IRAQ AND NORTH KOREA THROUGH THE UNITED
NATIONS AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF ALLIES AND
FRIENDS.
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS CONCERNS AND COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Monday, February 3, 2003
11:00 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
HB 201 |
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE. Establishes the commercial passenger vessel environmental compliance program on the discharge of effluents. |
EDB/EEP, TRN/TAC, FIN |
HB 222 |
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. Establishes standards for the discharge of treated sewage, graywater, and other wastewater from cruise ships and commercial passenger vessels into the marine waters of the State. Prohibits the discharge of untreated sewage from commercial passenger vessels into the marine waters of the State. |
EDB/EEP, TRN/TAC, JUD, FIN |
Decision making to follow.