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*** |
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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*** |
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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 |