OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-FIFTH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 52

45th LEGISLATIVE DAY-APRIL 9, 2009

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

EBM -  Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs

EDN -  Education

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

FIN -    Finance

HAW - Hawaiian Affairs

HED -  Higher Education

HLT -   Health

HSG -  Housing

HUS -  Human Services

JUD -   Judiciary

LAB -  Labor & Public Employment

LMG -  Legislative Management

PBS -   Public Safety

TCI -    Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs

TRN -  Transportation

WLO - Water, Land, & Ocean Resources


 

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Committee

 

 

REFERRAL

 

 

 

 

SCR37

REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN FOR A STATE ORGANIC PROGRAM TO UNIFY THE STATE'S ORGANIC CERTIFICATION PRACTICES AND PROGRAMS.

 

AGR, FIN

SCR38, SD1

URGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN FOR INCREASING AID AND ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIC FARMERS.

 

AGR, FIN

SCR56, SD1

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO INCREASE EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND ERADICATE CERVICAL CANCER.

 

HLT, FIN

SCR57, SD1

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE PROPER CLEANING OF PRODUCE.

 

HLT, FIN

SCR63, SD1

URGING ALL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS IN THE STATE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION ON DEMAND TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR RAPE.

 

HLT, JUD

SCR69, SD1

ENCOURAGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ENACT LEGISLATION REGULATING THE SALE AND MARKETING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

 

HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN

SCR77, SD1

PAYING TRIBUTE TO REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT H. "BOB" NAKASONE AND HIS LEGACY BY NAMING ONE OF THE MAUI MEDICAL FACILITIES IN HIS HONOR.

 

HLT

SCR87, SD1

URGING THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO REVIEW STATE AND COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES.

 

HSG

SCR102, SD1

ENSURING THAT ANY LEGISLATIVE EFFORT TO REPAIR THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN HAWAII SHOULD INCORPORATE SUSTAINABLE WELLNESS PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING CAUSAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC DISEASE.

 

HLT, FIN

SCR121, SD1

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THE HAWAII FARM BUREAU FEDERATION, TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS TO CONSIDER THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM IN HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

 

AGR, HED/EDN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee

 

 

RE-REFERRAL

 

 

 

 

SB438

RELATING TO BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS.

Authorizes the board of education to file any meeting notice that specifies legislation or legislation-related agenda items no fewer than two calendar days before a meeting during the period from the convening of the legislature in regular session to adjournment sine die of each regular session, and during any special session of the legislature.

 

EDN

SCR126, SD1

EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN HAWAII.

 

TRN/EEP, FIN