THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair

Senator Shan S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Thursday, March 31, 2005

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

 

HB 912

HD1

(SSCR1109)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

Appropriates funds to support the statewide economic development program of the Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network. (HB912 HD1)

BED, WAM

HB 556

SD1

(SSCR1190)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR WIRELESS ENHANCED 911.

Makes an emergency appropriation ($3,050,000) for the wireless enhanced 911 fund. (SD1)

CPH, WAM

HB 841

SD1

(SSCR1274)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Makes various amendments and appropriations for educational purposes. (SD1)

EDM/LBR, WAM

HB 842

(SSCR1131)

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES.

Authorizes director of finance to issue bonds to subsidize school renovation, equipment acquisition, curriculum development, and teacher training in qualified zones and schools.

EDM, WAM

HB 843

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1237)

RELATING TO SCHOOL LUNCH.

Authorizes the Department of Education to set school lunch prices to allow for the recovery from lunch sales of up to 1/2, rather than 1/3, of the costs of preparing the lunches. (HB843 HD1)

EDM, WAM

HB 844

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1236)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Implements various programs and amendments to encourage teacher retention and recruitment. Appropriates funds. (SD1)

EDM/LBR, WAM

HB 1029

SD1

(SSCR1132)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

Appropriates funds for the office of veterans' services to publish a Hawaii Veterans' newsletter. (SD1)

EDM, WAM

HB 1132

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1254)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Creates the education design and construction project assessment fund within the department of education (DOE). Broadens DOE's authority over capital improvement projects. Authorizes the DOE to assess and collect impact fees as fair share contributions of developers for state public school facilities construction. Appropriates funds. (SD1)

EDM, WAM

HB 1136

HD3, SD1

(SSCR1256)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Makes clarifying amendments to the new century charter school statutes. Establishes and provides funding for a per pupil allocation funding mechanism. Allows charter school employees to participate in the State's workers' compensation system. Enables charter schools to receive federal grant moneys under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Establishes the task force on charter school governance. Clarifies that new century charter schools are subject to state land use laws and county zoning laws; requires audit and inspection by the charter school administrative office. Appropriates funds. (SD1)

EDM, WAM

HB 1295

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1253)

RELATING TO SCHOOLS.

Requires the Department of Education (DOE) to conduct asbestos tests prior to renovations or painting of school facilities at all DOE schools. Directs DOE to maintain a record of all students at King intermediate who may have been exposed to asbestos. Appropriates funds. (SD1))

EDM, WAM

HB 1300

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1255)

RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

Improves early childhood education in the State by establishing an early childhood education task force to increase access to early learning opportunities and assist in the development of an incentives system for early childhood education. Creates a two-year pilot program for universal access to early childhood education for children age 5 or younger whose families are unable to afford quality early childhood education. Makes appropriations. (SD1)

EDM/HMS, WAM

HB 1555

HD1

(SSCR1133)

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR HUALALAI ACADEMY.

Authorizes the Department of Budget and Finance to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hualalai Academy. (HB1555 HD1)

EDM, WAM

HB 1605

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1134)

RELATING TO SCHOOLS.

Appropriates funds for the Hawaii 3R's school repair and maintenance fund and the Hawaii 3R's coordinator position. (SD1)

EDM, WAM

HB 1728

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1136)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for various class size initiatives and to hire part-time teachers, tutors, or both for public elementary and intermediate schools that need them. Requires the reduction of the student to teacher ratio for kindergarten to grade five. (SD1)

EDM, WAM

HB 408

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1246)

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Adds definitions to EIS law to further define wastewater facilities subject to the provisions of the EIS law. (SD1)

EIA, WAM

HB 422

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1241)

RELATING TO CRUISE SHIPS.

Establishes standards for the discharge of graywater, other wastewater, and air emissions from cruise ships and commercial passenger vessels into the marine waters of the State. Provides for recordkeeping and monitoring. Provides criminal penalties. (SD1)

EIA/TGO, WAM

HB 792

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1149)

RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE.

Appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to develop guidelines and a marketing plan to obtain export clearances for certain papaya exports to Japan and other countries. (SD1)

EIA/WLA, WAM

HB 1015

HD2

(SSCR1180)

RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM.

Exempts commercial passenger vessels with recycling programs prescribed or approved by the department of health from the requirements of the State's deposit beverage container program. Defines "commercial passenger vessel" and "patron". Allows for reverse vending machines to reject containers with an unreadable barcode. Allows for the flattening of beverage containers. (HB1015 HD2)

EIA/CPH/TGO, WAM

HB 1301

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1243)

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.

Appropriates funds for statewide eradication efforts relating to the coqui frog. (SD1)

EIA, WAM

HB 1536

HD1

(SSCR1245)

RELATING TO THE ALA WAI CANAL.

Appropriates state matching funds for the Ala Wai trash trap cleanup project. (HB1536 HD1)

EIA, WAM

HB 516

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1137)

RELATING TO EMERGENCY HEALTH POWERS.

Authorizes the Department of Health to maintain an emergency response stockpile to prepare for or respond to a CBRNE event. (SD1)

HTH/TGO, WAM

HB 683

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1047)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE ADULT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION.

Authorizes an emergency appropriation for FY 2004-2005 from the general fund to the DOH, and increases the authorized expenditure limit for the mental health and substance abuse special fund expenditure ceiling an additional $2.5 million. (SD1)

HTH, WAM

HB 684

HD1

(SSCR1191)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE CONTRACTS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COSTS.

Apppropriates emergency funds ($2,120,801) for FY 2004-2005 to pay for ambulance service contract collective bargaining costs. (HB684 HD1)

HTH/LBR, WAM

HB 1304

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1192)

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Establishes a temporary healthcare task force to develop a plan for implementing health care for all Hawaii residents. Appropriates funds to the task force to be expended by the department of health. Establishes a surcharge for each marriage license granted. (SD1)

HTH/CPH, WAM

HB 19

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1196)

RELATING TO UNIVERSITY PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS FOR HOUSING UNITS.

Helps finance the construction and repair of student housing units at the University of Hawaii (UH) by allowing UH to use sources other than revenues generated through the bond system and authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to finance university housing units. (SD1)

HRE, WAM

HB 20

SD1

(SSCR1181)

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Extends the June 30, 2005, sunset date of Act 321, Session Laws of Hawaii 1986, to June 30, 2006. (SD1)

HRE, WAM

HB 140

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1257)

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Authorizes the senate and house committees having jurisdiction over the budget, human services, and health to have joint legislative oversight responsibilities and to conduct oversight hearings on TANF and medicaid waiver applications. (SD1)

HMS, WAM

HB 505

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1188)

RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES.

Requires DHS to provide an additional payment to ARCH providers for recipients of Federal Supplementary Security Income or public assistance. (SD1)

HMS, WAM

HB 1060

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1233)

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Specifies that federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics shall be eligible for reimbursement in accordance with the Social Security Act. (SD1)

HMS, JHW/WAM

HB 1317

HD1

(SSCR1275)

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Prohibits the Department of Human Services from taking any action or expending state resources in any effort to remove prescription drug benefits from managed care plans that provide health care coverage for Medicaid beneficiaries.

HMS/HTH, WAM

HB 393

HD1

(SSCR1193)

RELATING TO THE COUNTIES.

Provides that unpaid civil fines and unpaid administratively imposed civil fines added by the county by ordinance to taxes, fees, or charges, shall not become a part of those taxes, fees, or charges, or constitute a lien on the debtor's real or personal property. (HB393 HD1)

IGA/JHW, WAM

HB 1320

HD1

(SSCR1194)

RELATING TO EMERGENCY 911.

Requires each county to retain the dispatch recordings of all emergency 9-1-1 calls for a period of at least one year. (HB1320 HD1)

IGA/JHW, WAM

HB 278

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1210)

RELATING TO VICTIM RESTITUTION.

Imposes a $10 increase in compensation fees that a criminal defendant may be ordered to pay when sentenced. Prioritizes the order in which a defendant's court ordered payments shall be made. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 384

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1211)

RELATING TO ATTORNEYS' FEES FOR COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL.

Increases compensation for court appointed counsel. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 434

(SSCR1212)

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CAREER CRIMINAL PROSECUTION UNITS AND VICTIM WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

Appropriates grants-in-aid to the counties for career criminal prosecution units and victim witness assistance programs.

JHW/IGA, WAM

HB 466

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1214)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS.

Appropriates funds for the office of elections to meet the 5% matching fund requirement of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 497

HD1

(SSCR1215)

RELATING TO UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS.

Broadens statute that allows judiciary to write off uncollectible fines and restitution to include other types of delinquent receivables. (HB497 HD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 875

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1271)

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Endows the legislature with the sole authority to establish the per diem rate for substitute teachers for the 2005-2006 fiscal year; makes an appropriation to department of education to settle two pending lawsuit brought by substitute teachers against the department of education for unpaid wages. (SD1)

JHW/EDM, WAM

HB 1393

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1217)

RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN.

Transfers the commission from the office of the lieutenant governor to the department of human services. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 1713

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1272)

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Establishes a comprehensive public funding program for candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, and prosecuting attorney who agree to abide by campaign contribution and expenditure limits and meet other criteria. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 1733

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1273)

RELATING TO BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE.

Requires DNA testing of all felons. Provides procedures and duties for the collection and testing of DNA samples. Establishes a procedure for expungement of DNA profiles for a person whose underlying conviction has been reversed. Extends the statute of limitations for felony cases where DNA evidence has been recovered. Requires retention of evidence that can be used for DNA analysis. Establishes procedure for post-conviction requests for analysis of DNA evidence. Requires notice to victim of proceedings and outcome. Requires notice to probation and parole authorities of outcome adverse to defendant. Appropriates funds to implement the new provisions on DNA testing. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 1740

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1219)

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC VOTING.

Prohibits use of electronic voting system unless the system generates a paper ballot that may be inspected and corrected, and unless every ballot is retained as a definitive record; allows the chief election officer to rely on electronic tallies created by electronic voting systems under certain conditions; establishes that every person who causes electronic voting systems to record, tally, or report votes inaccurately shall be deemed guilty of election fraud; appropriates funds for costs incurred in acquiring technology to create a paper trail for electronic ballots. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 1745

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1158)

RELATING TO REPORTS TO THE LEGISLATURE.

Repeals or exempts the Judiciary from various reporting requirements relating to administratively established accounts or funds, uncollectible delinquent fines and restitution, monitoring programs and services for parental preferences, the Judiciary's computer system, the Spouse and Child Abuse Special Account, the Parent Education Special Fund, outsourcing of services, and statements of goals and policies. Repeals the reporting requirement for activities and expenses of the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 1750

SD1

(SSCR1220)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COMMUNITY-BASED REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS FOR FEMALE OFFENDERS TRANSITIONING FROM PRISON TO THE COMMUNITY.

Appropriates funds for community-based programs that assist female offenders in transitioning from prison back into the community. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

     

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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi

Chair