HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2007
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COMMITTEE ON FINANCE |
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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair |
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Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Faye P. Hanohano |
Rep. John Mizuno |
Rep. James Kunane Tokioka |
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Rep. Tom Brower |
Rep. Sharon E. Har |
Rep. Bob Nakasone |
Rep. Karen Leinani Awana |
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Rep. Mele Carroll |
Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay |
Rep. Karl Rhoads |
Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer |
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Rep. Pono Chong |
Rep. Joey Manahan |
Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III |
Rep. Gene Ward, Ph.D. |
NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 26, 2007 |
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TIME: |
4:00 P.M. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A # 7
DECISION MAKING ONLY ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD
HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, AGENDA # 3:
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HB 1345 HD1 (HSCR401) |
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR NATURAL DISASTERS. Makes emergency appropriations to DOD for FY 2006-2007.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 424 HD1 (HSCR695)
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RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. Appropriates funds for disaster preparedness initiatives.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 620 HD1 (HSCR165) |
RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. Allows an employee to use family leave during any calendar year to provide family care and support during the military deployment of the employee's child, spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, or parent. Requires an employee to provide proof of military deployment. Defines military deployment.
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PSM/LAB, FIN |
HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, AGENDA # 5:
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HB 473 HD1 (HSCR533) |
RELATING TO TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES. Appropriates funds to the Bridge to Hope Program to accommodate new federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program recipient-students to enable them to pursue education activities beyond the new two-year federal limit. Makes other clarifying amendments.
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HSH, FIN |
HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, AGENDA # 6:
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HB 1001 HD1 (HSCR702) |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Creates an affordable housing pilot project to be implemented by the counties. Transfers the project to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, if the counties do not accept it. Appropriates funds.
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HSH, FIN |
HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AGENDA # 1:
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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.
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HED, EEP, FIN |
HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AGENDA # 2:
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HB 16 HD1 (HSCR637) |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Repeals the school health services program within the Department of Health. Repeals the transfer of public health nurses from the Department of Health to the Department of Education. Establishes a school health services program within the Department of Education.
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EDN/HLT, LAB, FIN |
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HB 23 HD2 (HSCR739) |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS. Adds providers and subcontractors to the individuals subject to criminal history record checks for purposes of employment with the Department of Education. Appropriates funds.
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EDN/LAB, JUD, FIN |
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HB 594 HD1 (HSCR479) |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Clarifies the role of BOE in policymaking for charter schools. Expands the duties of the Charter School Review Panel. Changes the membership of the Panel. Makes the Charter School Administrative Office, rather than BOE, responsible for the staff and resources of the Panel. Clarifies how the executive director of the Charter School Administrative Office is appointed and evaluated. Ensures that funding allocations to the charter schools are based on the most recent department of education budget base.
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EDN, FIN |
HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AGENDA # 5:
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HB 223 HD2 (HSCR641) |
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Appropriates general funds to support Hawaii's trauma system, statewide aeromedical evacuation programs, rural hospitals, Hawaii Childrens' Health Care Program, and support services for people without health insurance.
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HLT/HSH, LAB, FIN |
HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AGENDA # 6:
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HB 1359 (HSCR517) |
RELATING TO THE STATE PHARMACY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Creates a Hawaii State Pharmacy Assistance program by merging the current State Pharmacy Assistance program which coordinates the Medicare Part D drug benefit and the Hawaii Rx plus program under a single comprehensive Hawaii State Pharmacy Assistance program umbrella.
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HLT/HSH, CPC, FIN |
HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AGENDA # 7:
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HB 88 HD1 (HSCR436) |
RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD. Expands the department of commerce and consumer affairs' jurisdiction over insurance fraud to include workers' compensation cases, until July 1, 2010. Appropriates funds for additional personnel and resources within the department to combat insurance fraud.
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CPC, FIN |
HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AGENDA # 8:
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HB 391 HD1 (HSCR323) |
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE INQUIRIES. Assists the legislature with fact-finding and promotes complete and truthful disclosure by prohibiting the payment of salaries of state employees who coerce, intimidate, or otherwise prevent subordinates from sharing information at legislative hearings or in response to other legislative inquiries.
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LAB/LMG, FIN |
AS THIS IS A DECISION MAKING MEETING ONLY, NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.
IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE STAFF AT 586-6200.
SELECTED HEARINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE. CHECK THE CURRENT LEGISLATIVE BROADCAST SCHEDULE ON THE "CAPITOL TV" WEB SITE AT WWW.CAPITOLTV.ORG OR CALL 550-8074 FOR A LISTING.
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________________________________________ Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro Chair |