THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

TIME:

9:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard by the committee(s) on Agriculture and Environment; Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology; Education; Higher Education; Human Services; Judiciary and Labor; Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs; and Water and Land:

 

SB 510

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH SERVICES.

Formally establishes the Hawaii keiki:  healthy and ready to learn program within the department of education.  Establishes a special fund and appropriates $4,000,000 to expand and sustain the program.

 

EDU, CPH/WAM

 

[Measure deleted on 2/22/2017]

SB 510, SD1

      (SSCR409)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH SERVICES.

Formally establishes the Hawaii keiki:  healthy and ready to learn program within the department of education.  Establishes a special fund and appropriates $4,000,000 to expand and sustain the program.

 

EDU, CPH/WAM

 

[Measure added on 2/22/2017]

SB 522

      (SSCR20)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Strengthens the safe sleep policy for child care facilities for children less than one year of age, including requiring placement of children on their backs for sleeping and establishing notice and annual training requirements; requires such facilities to report death of such a child to DHS.

 

HMS, CPH/WAM

SB 748

      (SSCR19)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CHILD CARE FACILITIES.

Requires the department of human services to post its inspection records of child care facilities on a public website and submit an annual report to the legislature of certain information from inspection records related to child care facilities.

 

HMS, CPH/WAM

SB 720

      (SSCR281)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE CONCUSSION PROGRAM.

Makes an appropriation for the concussion education and monitoring program for school athletics and youth athletic activities.

 

EDU/HRE, CPH/WAM

SB 429, SD1

      (SSCR99)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT.

Adopts uniform laws on protecting the online accounts of employees and students from employers and educational institutions, respectively.

 

JDL/HRE, CPH/WAM

SB 1201

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

Specifies that the State and counties cannot prohibit, regulate, or charge for the co-location of small wireless facilities or small wireless facilities networks beyond the provisions of this Act.  Provides various state and county zoning rules and classifications regarding the co-location of small wireless facilities and small wireless facilities networks.  Describes the application process and rates for co-location.

 

ETT/PSM, CPH/WAM

 

[Measure deleted on 2/22/2017]

SB 1201, SD1

      (SSCR396)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

Specifies that the State and counties cannot prohibit, regulate, or charge for the co-location of small wireless facilities or small wireless facilities networks beyond the provisions of this Act.  Provides various state and county zoning rules and classifications regarding the co-location of small wireless facilities and small wireless facilities networks.  Describes the application process and rates for co-location.  (SD1)

 

ETT/PSM, CPH/WAM

 

[Measure added on 2/22/2017]

SB 760

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

Codifies exemptions to permitting requirements established by Act 151, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, within the Hawaii Revised Statutes and expands those exemptions to include broadband over wireless or mobile platforms, including small wireless facilities.  Establishes a definition of wireless communications antennas that include small wireless facilities.  Repeals those sections of Act 151, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, which have been codified within the Hawaii Revised Statutes.

 

ETT, CPH/WAM

 

[Measure deleted on 2/22/2017]

SB 760, SD1

      (SSCR519)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

Codifies exemptions to permitting requirements established by Act 151, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, within the Hawaii Revised Statutes and expands those exemptions to include broadband over wire line and wireless or mobile platforms, including wire line facilities and small wireless facilities.  Establishes a definition of wireless communications antennas that include small wireless facilities.  Establishes a definition of wire line.  Repeals those sections of Act 151, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, that have been codified within the Hawaii Revised Statutes.  (SD1)

 

ETT, CPH/WAM

 

[Measure added on 2/22/2017]

SB 945

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AUTHORIZATION.

Creates a framework for authorizing post-secondary degree-granting educational institutions that have applied for accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

 

HRE, CPH/WAM

 

[Measure deleted on 2/22/2017]

SB 945, SD1

      (SSCR508)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AUTHORIZATION.

Creates a framework for authorizing post-secondary degree-granting educational institutions that have applied for accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

 

HRE, CPH/WAM

 

[Measure added on 2/22/2017]

SB 1154

      (SSCR440)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS REDUCTION PLAN.

Clarifies that the comprehensive loss reduction plan of the HHRF shall include implementing building code requirements for hurricane standards in accordance with state building code and design standards.

 

PSM, CPH/WAM

 

[Link to SSCR added on 2/22/2017]

SB 272, SD1

      (SSCR184)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO RAT LUNGWORM DISEASE.

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Hilo for programs, studies, and activities related to rat lungworm disease.  Conditions release of the funds on the University submitting a report to the legislature with specific strategies and objectives that the University, along with the Department of Health, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, and Joint Rat Lungworm Task Force, plan to implement to further efforts to prevent and eradicate rat lungworm disease.  (SD1)

 

HRE/WTL/AEN, CPH/WAM

 

[Measure added on 2/22/2017]

 

 

 

 

Decision making meeting only, no oral testimony will be accepted.

 

Persons wishing to submit written testimony may do so up to 24 hours prior to the hearing.

 

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Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 586-6070.

 

 

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Senator Jill N. Tokuda

Chair

 

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair