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:

THURSDAY, March 29, 2007

TIME:

6:30 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 5

SB 1282

SD2

(HSCR1287)

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates moneys to establish an emergency medical services training stipend program to remedy the shortage of mobile intensive care technician paramedics and assist ten paramedic students per year who do not have access to a program.

HLT, FIN

SB 1916

SD2, HD2

(HSCR1474)

RELATING TO CAREGIVING.

Strengthens support of family caregivers by, among other things: extending the joint legislative committee on family caregiving; requiring the executive office on aging to conduct a comprehensive assessment of care recipients' needs and the needs of their family caregivers; and appropriating funds to expand services for care recipients and their family caregivers.

HLT/HSH, LMG, FIN

SB 1918

SD2, HD1

(HSCR1396)

RELATING TO THE HAWAII CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.

Creates 2 three-year pilot programs to expand health care coverage for children in Hawaii. Appropriates funds.

HLT/HSH, FIN

SB 1463

HD1

(HSCR1356)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Increases the expenditure ceiling of the Health Systems special fund to pay for operational costs, and appropriates additional moneys out of the special fund.

HLT, FIN

SB 820

SD1

(HSCR1379)

RELATING TO DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

Extends the repeal date of Act 303, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006, relating to community residential alternatives for persons with developmental disabilities, from June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2009.

HLT, FIN

SB 1191

SD2, HD1

(HSCR1434)

RELATING TO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.

Appropriates funds to the department of transportation for a pilot study to identify state and county intersections where the time to cross the intersection is insufficient for elderly pedestrians. Appropriates funds for traffic countdown timers, signals, painting of crosswalks, a public awareness campaign, and grants-in-aid for counties for pedestrian safety. Establishes the photo red light imaging detector system program. Authorizes counties to implement the program. Increases the time to mail a citation to the owner of the vehicle that used a high occupancy lane illegally.

TRN, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair