THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Senator Brian Taniguchi, Chair

Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

DATE:	Tuesday, April 3, 2007
TIME:	10:00 a.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 71 HD2, SD1 (SSCR1080)	RELATING TO NURSE AIDES. Establishes certification procedures for nurse aides employed in state-licensed or state-certified health care settings and medicare or medicaid facilities.  (SD1)	HSP/HTH, CPH
HB 791 HD1, SD1 (SSCR1251)	RELATING TO GASOLINE. Requires gasoline sold in the State to have ethanol content of at least ten per cent, up to ten per cent, and no ethanol, depending on the grade of gasoline.  (SD1)	ENE, CPH
HB 1479 HD2, SD1 (SSCR1243)	RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. Requires group health issuers to offer all group health plans to self-employed individuals in their service areas.  Allows insurer to impose limitations on the timing of enrollment and reenrollment to control adverse selection and plan member costs.  Eff. 7/1/2050  (SD1)	HTH, CPH
HB 1950 HD1, SD1 (SSCR1291)	RELATING TO HOUSING. Amends chapter 201H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, housing development provisions to allow county councils to approve certain expedited government housing development projects with modifications, and to extend the county and Land Use Commission approval or disapproval window for these projects from 45 to     days.  (SD1)	IGM/WAH, CPH

ONLY WRITTEN COMMENTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED,

NO ORAL TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Persons wishing to comment should submit their comments in one of the following ways at least 24 hours prior to the decision making.

· In person:30 copies of their comments to the committee clerk, Room 219, State Capitol.

· By fax:  Comments may 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 which committee the comments are being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the number of copies needed for submittal.

· By Email:  Comments may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Legislature's Public Access Room at testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov.  Please indicate to which committee the comments are being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the number of copies needed for submittal.  In addition, please provide the testifier's name and mailing address in the email.  Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public decision making process (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), 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 comments for the decision making will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6460.

E CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6460.

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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi

Chair