HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION, BUSINESS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair

Rep. Isaac W. Choy, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Lyla B. Berg

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Joey Manahan

Rep. Jessica Wooley

Rep. K. Mark Takai

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

 

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, January 29, 2009

TIME:

8:30 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D    A G E N D A

 

Measure HB 462 (below) has been DELETED from this agenda:

 

HB 462

Status

 

RELATING TO MILITARY SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.

Requires counties to set aside a portion of the fee charged for military special number plates to be transferred to the office of veterans' services to support veterans' rights and benefits.

 

 

 

 

EBM, TRN, FIN

HB 450

Status

RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.

Grants family leave to an employee during any calendar year to provide family care and support during the military deployment of the employee's child, spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, or parent.  Requires an employee to provide proof of military deployment.  Defines military deployment.  Effective 7/1/2015.

 

EBM, LAB, FIN

HB 720

Status

RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.

Allows an employee to use family leave during any calendar year to provide family care and support during the military deployment of the employee's child, spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, or parent.  Requires an employee to provide proof of military deployment.  Defines military deployment.

 

EBM, LAB, FIN

HB 452

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Provides tuition waivers for children of military personnel disabled, killed in the line of duty, or declared prisoners of war or missing in action.

 

EBM, HED, FIN

HB 457

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to expand transition programs for military-impacted schools in the State and to hire necessary personnel to coordinate the transition programs.

 

EBM, EDN, FIN

HB 194

Status

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATIONS.

Clarifies that the intent of existing law is solely to exempt professional employment organizations from general excise tax payments on payroll funds.

 

EBM, CPC, FIN

HB 656

Status

RELATING TO LIQUOR.

During the economic downturn, allows liquor licensees who have an agreement to repay delinquent liquor taxes on a payment plan schedule and who are current and not in default, to renew their liquor licenses.

 

EBM, CPC, FIN

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to;

·     The date and time of the hearing;

·     Measure number; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

While every effort will be made to copy, organize, and collate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed to the incorrect office, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.

 

Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:   10 copies (including an original) to Room 323 in the State Capitol;

FAX:        For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-8479(Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (Neighbor Islands); or

EMAIL:   For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to [email protected].

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns.  This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6160 or email your request for an interpreter to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Chair