THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Clayton Hee, Chair

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

 

SB 1016

(SSCR295)

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT.

Enacts the Uniform Athlete Agents Act to protect student‑athletes and educational institutions from potential harm caused by unscrupulous athlete agents.  Requires athlete agents to register with department of commerce and consumer affairs.

 

 

CPH, JDL

SB 1613

RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION:  AMENDING OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES AND THE SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, AND DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.

Amends or repeals various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Session Laws of Hawaii for the purpose of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, and deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions

 

 

JDL

SB 684

SD1

(SSCR231)

RELATING TO UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES.

Requires the public disclosure of proposed compensation or compensation changes for administrative positions in the University of Hawaii system.  (SD1)

 

 

EDU, JDL

SB 56

RELATING TO JURY SERVICE.

Allows dentists to claim an exemption from jury service.

 

JDL

SB 58

SD1

(SSCR561)

RELATING TO DENTISTS.

Exempts executors and administrators of a deceased dentist's estate, as well as the legal guardian or authorized representative of an incapacitated dentist from the requirements of chapter 448 related to the practice of dentistry.  (SD1)

 

 

CPH, JDL

SB 813

(SSCR490)

RELATING TO MEDICAL LIABILITY.

Makes expressions of sympathy or benevolence made to a patient or family member of the patient inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability in civil proceedings brought against a health care provider.

 

HTH, JDL

SB 1675

SD1

(SSCR397)

RELATING TO AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS.

Abolishes requirement that automated external defibrillator program be administered by physician to be immune from tort liability under certain circumstances.  (SD1)

 

HTH, JDL

SB 1063

RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES.

Requires the governor, in filling vacancies in the state senate, state house of representatives, and United States Senate, to select from a list of three prospective appointees nominated by the political party of the prior incumbent; requires prospective appointees to be registered members of nominating political parties at the time of submission of their names to the governor; effective on approval.

 

JDL

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit 40 3-hole punched copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 227, 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.  In addition testimony may be emailed to the Public Access room at testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov.  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.

 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6911

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Clayton Hee

Chair