HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Faye P. Hanohano

Rep. John Mizuno

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Karen Leinani Awana

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Karl Rhoads

Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer

Rep. Pono Chong

Rep. Joey Manahan

Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III

Rep. Gene Ward, Ph.D.

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

FRIDAY, February 23, 2007

TIME:

10:00 A.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A  # 1

 

HB 1528

HD1

(HSCR25)

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Changes the appropriation of funds for the B Plus scholarship Program for fiscal years 2007-2008 and 2008-2009.  Changes the Program's eligibility criteria.

 

HED, FIN

HB 767

HD1

(HSCR70)

RELATING TO THE RUNNING START PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE PREPARATION.

Requires the department of education to provide students who participate in the running start program with guidance to earn credit toward high school graduation for the satisfactory completion of certain University of Hawaii courses.  Increases financial support for families of these students by appropriating funds.

 

HED/EDN, FIN

HB 1786

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Appropriates funds for the coordination and administration of the University of Hawaii's bridge to hope program.

 

FIN

HB 1529

HD1

(HSCR108)

RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Establishes the Senator Hiram L. Fong and Senator Oren E. Long Scholarship Programs and Endowment Trusts, which are to be administered by the University of Hawaii.

 

HED, FIN

HB 777

HD1

(HSCR183)

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EDUCATOR LOAN PROGRAM.

Appropriates funds for student loans under the Hawaii educator loan program special fund.

 

HED, FIN

HB 1530

(HSCR91)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Creates an educational assistant loan program and special fund in the University of Hawaii.  Creates another special fund for certain loans to teachers and educational assistants to be forgiven after employment at rural public schools for a specified number of years as determined by the department of education

 

HED/EDN, FIN

HB 1014

HD1

(HSCR354)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Changes the membership and reporting schedule of the performance standards commission.  Provides for alternative assessments, including those based on the academic growth of students.  Clarifies the dual purposes of the Hawaii Educator Loan Program.  Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Educational Policy Center.  Appropriates funds for various programs to increase the capacity of the University of Hawaii (UH) College of Education to educate qualified teachers; meet federal requirements for institutional support of disability studies; and expand teacher professional development and mentoring.  Appropriates funds for the Office of School Redesign. 

 

HED/EDN, FIN

HB 1531

HD1

(HSCR537)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Makes appropriations to University of Hawaii campuses to implement nursing education workforce development.

 

HED, FIN

HB 428

HD1

(HSCR529)

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Increases the educational capital of the state by appropriating funds to the Center on the Family at the University of Hawaii. 

 

HED, FIN

HB 136

HD1

(HSCR484)

 

RELATING TO AIDS RESEARCH.

Appropriates funds for the Hawaii AIDS clinical research program.

 

HED, FIN

HB 194

(HSCR570)

RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY.

Authorizes natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority to acquire, hold, and sell qualified securities.

 

HED, EEP, FIN

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair