HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Rep. Roy Takumi, Chair

Rep. K. Mark Takai, Vice Chair

Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay

Rep. Brian Schatz

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki

Rep. Kika Bukoski

Rep. Nestor R. Garcia

Rep. Chris Halford

Rep. Helene Hale

Rep. Bob McDermott

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Guy Ontai

Rep. Michael Kahikina

Rep. William Stonebraker

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING

Rep. Michael Kahikina, Chair

Rep. Bertha Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Dennis Arakaki

Rep. Emily Auwae

Rep. K. Mark Takai

Rep. Bob McDermott

Rep. Nobu Yonamine

Rep. William Stonebraker

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Dennis Arakaki, Chair

Rep. K. Mark Takai, Vice Chair

Rep. Bertha Kawakami

Rep. Emily Auwae

Rep. Michael Kahikina

Rep. Bob McDermott

Rep. Nobu Yonamine

Rep. William Stonebraker

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Monday, February 4, 2002

TIME:

2:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 2256

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR STUDENT HOUSING AND A MIXED USE PROJECT.

Authorizes housing and community development corporation of Hawaii to issue $15,000,000 in revenue bonds for student housing and mixed-use project at the site of the Atherton YMCA building on University Avenue.

HED/HSH, FIN

HB 2061

RELATING TO ESTABLISHING A LONG-TERM CARE CAREGIVER RESOURCE CENTER AT KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

Makes appropriation to the Kapiolani Community College to establish a LTC Caregiver Resource Center.

HED/HSH/HLT, FIN

 

***DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW***

 

HB 2026

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Creates nursing scholarship program. Provides funding for two full-time nursing faculty positions and the creation of the nursing scholarship program for the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

HED/HLT, FIN

HB 2682

RELATING TO RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN STATE SUPPORTED DENTAL TRAINING.

Requires that dentists who were recipients of state support for dental school through the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education program or who participated in the state-subsidized dental residency program repay their obligation through service in federally qualified health centers or other underserved areas.

HED/HLT, FIN

 

***DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW***

 

HB 2752

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSES.

Provides for mandatory denial or suspension of professional licenses for persons in default or breach of the conditions of a federal or state student loan or scholarship contract.

HED, CPC, FIN

HB 2585

RELATING TO INDEMNIFICATION.

Allows UH to indemnify a person, corporation, or entity when indemnity is required as a condition for obtaining research grants, benefits, services, interest in or right to use property, and other contractual benefits.

HED, JHA, FIN

HB 2586

RELATING TO CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR.

Provides for the payment of settlements of claims against the university, judgements, and other miscellaneous payments.

HED, JHA, FIN

HB 2743

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH.

Appropriates $500,000 to establish a department of Native Hawaiian health in the UH school of medicine.

HED, JHA, FIN

HB 2235

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Creates Pacific Center for Ecosystem Science. Appropriates funds.

HED, FIN

HB 1957

RELATING TO DISASTER MANAGEMENT EDUCATION.

Allows disaster management courses at UH to be funded from Hurricane Relief Fund; establishes the University of Hawaii disaster management education special fund.

HED, FIN

HB 1959

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Repeals the HOPE endowment special fund and transfers the remaining balance to the University of Hawaii tuition and fees special fund to be used for programs to support under-represented students and promote diversity.

HED, FIN

HB 1960

RELATING TO IMMIGRANTS.

Requires UH to allow qualified immigrant students who have not achieved legal immigration status to pay resident tuition rates.

HED, FIN

HB 2007

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE COLLEGE.

Appropriates funds for the Hawaiian language college at UH Hilo.

HED, FIN

HB 2164

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EDUCATOR LOAN PROGRAM.

Reduces period of forgiving loans from the Hawaii educator loan program from 10 years to 6 years by forgiving 10% for each of the first 5 years and 50 per cent for the 6th year; establishes an appropriation ceiling; and authorizes up to 5% of outstanding loans for administrative costs. Appropriates funds.

HED, FIN

HB 2244

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Authorizes the State to use eminent domain proceedings to acquire land to expand the University of Hawaii Manoa campus.

HED, FIN

HB 2734

RELATING TO MOUSE EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH.

Makes appropriation to the department of anatomy and molecular biology at UH to conduct research on cloning mouse stem cells.

HED, FIN

HB 2798

RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIPS.

Appropriates funds for scholarships to allow UH students who receive tuition waivers to claim the HOPE scholarship tax credit.

HED, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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Rep. Roy Takumi

Chair

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Rep. Michael P. Kahikina

Chair

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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki

Chair