COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT

 

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

2:00 p.m.

Conference Room 423; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

SB 868, SD2

(SSCR2795)

 

RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

Maintains a policy of open communications with boards and commissions when a department director is considering invoking their rights under section 26-35(a)(1), HRS, to represent a board or commission before the legislature.  (SD2)

 

LMG, FIN

SB 2824, SD2, HD1

(HSCR1103-08)

 

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

To ensure compliance with procurement code, requires State Procurement Office annual random audits of government purchasing agencies and audits of agencies selected based on a pattern of agency noncompliance.  Appropriates funds for Auditor to audit State Procurement Office and Executive agencies. (SB2824 HD1)

 

EDB, LMG, FIN

SB 2830, SD2, HD1

(HSCR1125-08)

 

RELATING TO CAREGIVING.

Extends the joint legislative committee on family caregiving; changes the committee's name to the joint legislative committee on aging in place; expands the committee's mandate to include aging in place issues related to family caregiving; requires the aging and disability resource center to report to the committee; requires the joint legislative committee to develop a model for a cash and counseling project; appropriates funds to the joint legislative committee; allows kupuna care to include overnight, weekend, and emergency respite, as well as provide grants to caregivers and for home modification; appropriates funds to the kupuna care program; establishes a task force to focus on the needs and issues of grandparents raising grandchildren; appropriates funds to the executive office on aging to continue its respite inventory project in collaboration with the University of Hawaii.  Increases payments for level of care for ARCH types I and II, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and certified adult foster homes by 7% from $641.90 to $686.83 for level I and from $749.90 to $802.39 for level II homes.  (SB2830 HD1)

 

HLT/HSH, LMG, FIN

SB 2845, SD2

(HSCR1073-08)

 

RELATING TO REORGANIZATION OF STATE AGENCIES.

Directs the legislative reference bureau to research the responsibilities of state agencies that are integral to achieving state energy objectives; identify any duplication or deficiency in the state agencies' responsibilities; research how other states address similar deficiencies in the administration of their energy policies; and make recommendations regarding how the state agencies can be reorganized to advance the long‑term energy strategy.  (SB2845 SD2)

 

EEP, LMG, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 


COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS

 

Thursday, March 20, 2008

9:00 a.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HCR 255/HR 216

 

Urging the city and county of honolulu, the county of hawaii, and kauai county to provide an increase in information that will inform and enable homeowners to gain knowledge of the flood zone that homes are located in and the risks of flooding.

 

PSM

HCR 247/HR 209

 

Requesting the united states congress to enact legislation to waive single state agency requirements with regard to the administration of funds under the homeland security grant program.

 

PSM, FIN

HCR 19/HR 19

 

Urging the congress of the united states to enact legislation to exempt children of filipino world war ii veterans from immigrant visa limits.

 

INT, PSM

HCR 22/HR 22

 

Proclaiming the month of june 2008 as filipino veterans appreciation month.

 

INT, PSM

HCR 87/HR 71

 

Strongly urging the president of the united states and the united states congress to enact legislation to confer priority status to children born to department of defense personnel and foreign women during and up to nine months after deployment in order to facilitate and expedite the immigration of these children and women to the united states.

 

PSM

HCR 114/HR 97

 

Requesting the civil defense division of the department of defense to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of allowing the facilities at lualualei, which are owned by the united states navy, to be used as an emergency shelter for civilians.

PSM

HCR 137/HR 118

 

Requesting the department of accounting and general services and the department of public safety to maintain and clean the korean and vietnam memorial on the grounds of the hawaii state capitol.

 

PSM, FIN

HCR 147/HR 126

 

Supporting the installation and use of smoke detectors in every hawaii home by 2010.

 

PSM

HCR 325/HR 269

 

Developing hawaii's national disaster preparedness training and consultation program for private, governmental, and non-profit entities with an emphasis on at-risk communities.

 

PSM, HED

SCR 47

SSCR 2897

 

Respectfully requesting the united states postal service to commemorate the honorable service of the u.s. navy's f-14 tomcat in defending freedom.

 

PSM

HCR 106/HR 88

 

Urging the department of public safety and department of human services to institute a complete ban on smoking in all state correctional facilities.

 

PSM

HCR 214

 

Requesting the auditor to conduct performance audits of private prisons on the mainland that house hawaii inmates.

 

PSM, LMG

Decision making to follow.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, OCEAN RESOURCES & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

Thursday, March 20, 2008

10:30 a.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HCR 72

 

Requesting the governor to designate a state agency to develop a statewide land use strategy to mitigate potential hazards caused by catastrophic disasters.

 

PSM/WLH, CPC

HCR 136/HR 117

 

Requesting the department of land and natural resources and the department of public safety to establish an inmate conservation corps pilot program on the island of hawaii.

 

PSM/WLH, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

 

Thursday, March 20, 2008

10:35 a.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HCR 362/HR 298

 

Requesting the counties to consider establishing real property tax hardship exemptions to assist residential property taxpayers.

 

PSM/CPC, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS

 

Thursday, March 20, 2008

10:40 a.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HCR 260/HR221

 

Requesting the department of agriculture, in collaboration with the college of agriculture, forestry, and natural resource management at the university of hawaii at hilo and hawaii community college to conduct a study on the programs developed by the kulani correctional facility that would aid in the revitalization of state agriculture.

 

AGR/PSM, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 


COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS

 

Thursday, March 20, 2008

11:05 a.m.

Conference Room 309.; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HCR 210/HR 178

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS HAWAII AND ALL INVOLVED MILITARY SERVICES TO REVIEW THE ADEQUACY OF UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATION'S FACILITIES LOCATED AT HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

 

PSM, FIN

 

HCR 361/HR 297

 

REQUESTING THE MAUI COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY TO PREPARE A DISASTER CONTINGENCY PLAN TO MAINTAIN CONTINUED TRANSPORTATION ACCESS ALONG THE HANA HIGHWAY, INCLUDING ITS ONE-LANE BRIDGES, DURING CATASTROPHIC EVENTS.

 

PSM, FIN

 

HCR 194/HR 163

 

REQUESTING THE U.S. NAVY TO CLEAR THE COASTLINE OF LOWER WAIPAHU UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION FROM INVASIVE PLANT-LIFE AND EXCESSIVE FOLIAGE FOR SAFETY AND AESTHETIC PURPOSES.

 

PSM

Decision making to follow.

 

 


COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

 

Thursday, March 20, 2008

9:30 a.m.

Conference Room 312; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HCR 76

 

REQUESTING THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO FULLY TRANSITION ITS FACILITY TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

 

EEP, FIN

HCR 310

 

REQUESTING THE COUNTIES TO USE THE AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THEM UNDER SECTION 342D-70, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, AND ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT STANDARDS FOR THE REUSE OF RESIDENTIAL GRAY WATER FOR SUBSURFACE LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION.

 

EEP

HR 258

 

REQUESTING THE COUNTIES TO USE THE AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THEM UNDER SECTION 342D-70, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, AND ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT STANDARDS FOR THE REUSE OF RESIDENTIAL GRAY WATER FOR SUBSURFACE LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION.

 

EEP

HCR 235

 

SUPPORTING THE USE OF TAX INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF ALTERNATE ENERGY SOURCES.

 

EEP, FIN

HR 198

 

SUPPORTING THE USE OF TAX INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF ALTERNATE ENERGY SOURCES.

 

EEP, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 


COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING

 

Thursday, March 20, 2008

9:30 a.m.

Conference Room 329; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HCR 150

 

REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INDIVIDUALS.

 

HSH, LMG

HCR 205

 

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK TO STUDY THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE WORK REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM.

 

HSH, HED

HR 173

 

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK TO STUDY THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE WORK REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM.

 

HSH, HED

HCR 174

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE AND ESTABLISH A PILOT PROJECT TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN CHILDREN IN CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS.

 

HSH, JUD, FIN

HCR 125

 

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO EXAMINE UPCOMING CONDOMINIUM LEASEHOLD EXPIRATIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE AVAILABILITY OF REPLACEMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR HAWAII RESIDENTS.

 

HSH, LMG

HR 107

 

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO EXAMINE UPCOMING CONDOMINIUM LEASEHOLD EXPIRATIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE AVAILABILITY OF REPLACEMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR HAWAII RESIDENTS.

 

HSH, LMG

HCR 172

 

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY'S PUNCHBOWL HOMES FACILITY.

 

HSH, LMG

HCR 215

 

REQUESTING THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO CREATE A REDEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN FOR KUKUI GARDENS AND MAYOR WRIGHT HOMES.

 

HSH

HR 182

 

REQUESTING THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO CREATE A REDEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN FOR KUKUI GARDENS AND MAYOR WRIGHT HOMES.

 

HSH

HCR 149

 

URGING THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO FORM A PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO RENOVATE THE STATE'S PUBLIC HOUSING INVENTORY.

 

HSH, FIN

SCR 8

(SSCR2904)

 

REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO RESCHEDULE THE YEAR OF THE FAMILY CELEBRATION FROM 2008 TO 2009.

 

HSH, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING AND COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

 

Thursday, March 20, 2008

11:00 a.m.

Conference Room 329; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HCR 118

 

URGING ASSOCIATIONS OF APARTMENT OWNERS AND CONDOMINIUM UNIT OWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS IN THE STATE TO DEVELOP EMERGENCY AND EVACUATION PLANS FOR RESIDENTS, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR SENIORS AND RESIDENTS WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS.

 

HSH/HLT, CPC

HR 100

 

URGING ASSOCIATIONS OF APARTMENT OWNERS AND CONDOMINIUM UNIT OWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS IN THE STATE TO DEVELOP EMERGENCY AND EVACUATION PLANS FOR RESIDENTS, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR SENIORS AND RESIDENTS WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS.

 

HSH/HLT, CPC

Decision making to follow.