THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair

Senator Gary L. Hooser, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair

Senator Will Espero, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF JOINT HEARING

 

DATE:

Friday, February 10, 2006

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

JOINT EDM/TGO AND TGO/EDM HEARING:

SB 3055

RELATING TO DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.

Appropriates funds to retrofit existing and construct new emergency shelters, operate shelters on a 24/7 basis, upgrade civil defense communication systems, conduct an education and awareness campaign, and provide humanitarian aid.

EDM/TGO, WAM

SB 2720

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Repeals the transfer of functions from the departments of budget and finance, attorney general, and human services to the department of education. Delays the transfer of school health aides and public health nurses from the department of health to the department of education.

EDM/TGO, WAM

SB 2214

RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.

Establishes hurricane resistant building code for state buildings; requires developers to install siren warning devices in developments; provides wind resistant devices income tax credit; establishes rebuttal presumption in favor of undergrounding utilities in tsunami-prone areas; clarifies governor's duties in deploying national guard; allocates funds from FY06 to establish emergency cache; prohibits profiteering and price gouging; creates residential disaster assistance special fund and makes appropriation; makes appropriations for emergency shelter spaces, loss mitigation grant program, and civil defense warning sirens.

TGO/EDM, WAM

SB 2955

RELATING TO EMERGENCY SHELTERS.

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund retrofit of public school buildings to enable them to be used as emergency shelters.

TGO/EDM, WAM

 

 

EDM HEARING ONLY:

SB 2649

RELATING TO THE PEARL HARBOR MEMORIAL.

Authorizes the issuance of GO bonds to contribute to the funding of a new Pearl Harbor memorial museum and visitor center.

EDM, WAM

SB 2305

RELATING TO VETERANS' SERVICES.

Increases representation on the policy advisory board, and places the board within the Office of the Veterans' Services in the Department of Defense.

EDM, WAM

SB 3061

RELATING TO VETERANS.

Makes an appropriation for the construction of phase III of the Oahu Veterans Center.

EDM, WAM

SB 2648

RELATING TO VETERANS.

Appropriates funds to department of defense for 4 veterans' newsletters to inform returning veterans of benefit changes and the availability of supportive services and programs.

EDM, WAM

SB 2886

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Directs the department of education to establish a program to award high school diplomas to armed services veterans drafted during World War II, Korean conflict, and Vietnam War, as well as to those whose schooling was interrupted due to wartime practices.

EDM, WAM

SB 3092

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ASSIST THE UNITED STATES ORGANIZATION WITH ITS PLANNED WELCOME HOME CELEBRATION FOR RETURNING HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS IN THE COUNTIES OF HAWAII, MAUI, AND KAUAI.

Makes an appropriation for a grant to the United States Organization for welcome home celebrations for National Guard troops on the neighbor islands.

EDM, WAM

SB 2880

RELATING TO MILITARY RESERVE COMPONENTS.

Creates a special fund to reimburse the life insurance premiums of national guards deployed to a war zone.

EDM, WAM

SB 2026

RELATING TO THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS.

Appropriates funds to create an additional instructor position for the Army JROTC program at Baldwin High School.

EDM, WAM
     

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 45 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 230, 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.

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 586-6843

 

 

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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye

Chair

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Senator Norman Sakamoto

Chair