THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

           COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
                Senator David Y. Ige, Chair
            Senator Norman Sakamoto, Vice-Chair

             COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
             Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair
             Senator Jan Yagi Buen, Vice-Chair

                  NOTICE OF JOINT HEARING

        DATE:    Wednesday, February 9, 2000

        TIME:    2:00 p.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 212
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

ECD/EDU:
SB 2409    RELATING TO TAXATION                      ECD/EDU, WAM
        Exempts certain activities of call centers from
        taxation.
        (Mizuguchi)

SB 2738    RELATING TO NEW ECONOMY SKILLS TRAINING   ECD/EDU, WAM
        Creates tax credits for new economy skills training
        for the costs of training in technology related skill
        (Ihara, Fukunaga, Levin, Chun Oakland)

EDU/ECD:
SB 2800    RELATING TO THE HAWAII TELECOMMUNICATIONS
        AND INFORMATION ACT.                      EDU/ECD, WAM
        Repeals the Hawaii Telecommunications and Information
        Industries Act.  
        (Mizuguchi, BR)

SB 2708    RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY 
        DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION                   EDU/ECD, WAM
        Repeals HTDC, HSDC, NELHA, Hawaii Inc., and PICHTR. 
        (Bunda, D. Ige, Ihara, Inouye, Iwase, Kawamoto,
        Sakamoto, Tanaka)

SB 2784    RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

 
        EDU/ECD, WAM
        Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue
        bonds and special facility revenue bonds to develop
        high technology projects.
        (Mizuguchi, BR)

SB 2999    MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HIGH 
        TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION        EDU/ECD, WAM
        Appropriates funds for the high technology development
        corporation.
        (Bunda)

SB 3036    RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY               EDU/ECD, WAM
        Provides a GET exemption to a qualified high
        technology business for machinery and equipment
        purchases and allows such businesses to sell their
        unused net operating loss carryover and unused tax
        credits to other qualified high technology businesses.

EDU:
SB 2838    RELATING TO THE STATE INTERNET PORTAL         EDU, WAM
        Establish an oversight committee to be known as the
        Access Hawaii Committee to review and approve the
        development and operation of an internet portal for
        electronic services. 
        (Mizuguchi, BR)

SB 3132    RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY            EDU, WAM
        Establishes an information technology initiative
        special fund; requires funding for technology in state
        government at two percent of the state budget, and
        four percent of DOE and UH budgets, to rise to
        unspecified percentages in 2005; requires state
        agencies to make budget and reports accessible online.
        (Fukunaga/Ihara/D. Ige)

SB 2352    RELATING TO COMPUTER OFFENSES.                EDU, JDC
        Repeals existing law and adds the crimes of computer
        fraud, taking by computer, computer trespass, unlawful
        distribution, unsolicited email, and computer invasion
        of privacy.  Provides for civil actions based on the
        computer crimes. 
        (Chumbley/Ihara/Inouye/D. Ige/Iwase/Levin)

SB 2466    RELATING TO COMPUTER ACCESS BY MINORS         EDU, JDC
        Limits children's access to on-line pornography in
        public schools and public libraries.  
        (Chun Oakland/Kanno/Tam/Kawamoto/Iwase/Chumbley/Ihara)

SB 3140    RELATING TO COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.

 
 
 
        EDU, WAM
        Allows state agency heads to purchase computer and
        communication systems with proceeds from the sale of
        general obligation bonds, including short term general
        obligation bonds.
        (D. Ige, Chumbley, Fukunaga, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland,
        Ihara, Iwase, Sakamoto)

SB 2420    RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY                        EDU, WAM
        Adds a new chapter to establish the new economy
        technology scholarship act.
        (Fukunaga, Chumbley, Inouye, Iwase, Levin, Ihara, D.
        Ige, Chun Oakland, Sakamoto)


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


Persons wishing to testify should submit 45 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 212, State Capitol, 24
hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less
than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at
586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at
least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please
indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and
time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for
submittal.  Testimony may also be emailed to
edu@capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services
to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for
the disabled), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior
to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder.  A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the
measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for
shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-
6230.



__________________________        _________________________
Senator Lorraine R. Inouye        Senator David Y. Ige
Chair                             Chair
Economic Development              Education and Technology