THE SENATE

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, February 28, 2020

TIME:

11:05 A.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective subject matter committees:

 

SB 2392

      (SSCR2748)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates funds for Imi Hoola student stipends or for other Imi Hoola student support programs at the discretion of the department of Native Hawaiian health of the John A. Burns school of medicine.

 

CPH, WAM

SB 2429, SD1

      (SSCR2796)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Provides medical assistance for pregnant women in certain circumstances.  (SD1)

 

CPH/HMS, WAM

SB 2484, SD1

      (SSCR2365)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes in the department of education an education research and development revolving fund to support the research and development of innovative curriculum, instructional materials, and related technologies.  (SD1)

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2500

      (SSCR2711)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Appropriates funds to the Hawaii technology development corporation for the small business innovation research program, manufacturing assistance program, and excelerator program.

 

EET, WAM

SB 2842, SD1

      (SSCR2755)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT.

Revises Emergency Procurement laws to add equipment failures, repairs to public property to protect against further loss of, or damage to public property, to prevent or minimize serious disruption in continued functioning of government services.  Replaces approval by chief procurement officer with an accounting report to the legislature within sixty days after the procurement is made.  (SD1)

 

GVO, WAM

SB 2409, SD1

      (SSCR2406)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO DOWN PAYMENTS.

Encourages qualified former Hawaii residents to move back to Hawaii by establishing the returning resident down payment program to provide matching funds for the down payment on a residence.  Appropriates funds.  (SD1)

 

HOU, WAM

SB 2823, SD1

      (SSCR2829)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM.

Prohibits the President of the University of Hawaii from serving concurrently as a campus chancellor.  (SD1)

 

HRE, WAM

SB 3067, SD1

      (SSCR2750)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PRINCE JONAH KUHIO KALANIANAOLE.

Requires certain public buildings on Hawaiian home lands to display portraits of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole.  (SD1)

 

HWN, WAM

SB 3096, SD1

      (SSCR2864)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS.

Reestablishes La Ku‘oko‘a, Hawaiian Recognition Day, as an official state holiday.  Effective 7/1/2051.  (SD1)

 

LCA, WAM

SB 2849, SD1

      (SSCR2667)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS BOARD.

Clarifies membership and certain powers and duties of the Law Enforcement Standards Board.  Establishes new deadlines for the completion of board responsibilities.  Appropriates funds to enable the board to accomplish its mission.  (SD1)

 

PSM/JDC, WAM

 

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.

 

Click here to submit written testimony to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means.

 

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) 586-6800.

 

 

 

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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz

Chair