HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Rep. Jerry L. Chang, Chair

Rep. Joe Bertram, III, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D.

Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine

Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla

Rep. Roy M. Takumi

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro

Rep. Lynn Finnegan

Rep. K. Mark Takai

 

 

COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

Rep. Alex M. Sonson, Chair

Rep. Bob Nakasone, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee

Rep. Roy M. Takumi

Rep. Sylvia Luke

Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

TIME:

2:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

Please provide 45 copies of testimony for each of the following joint committee bills:

 

HB 159

 

RELATING TO VOCATIONAL TRAINING.

Appropriates funds for the establishment of post-high school vocational education programs in Pahoa and Ka'u, in the county of Hawaii.

 

HED/LAB, FIN

HB 1011

RELATING TO UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES.

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

 

HED/LAB, JUD

HB 1012

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Provides funding to the University of Hawaii to design, research, and develop an interactive searchable web-base database.

 

HED/LAB, FIN

HB 1013

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.

Appropriation to the University of Hawaii; $75,000 for research and development of a statewide web-based database of experiential learning opportunities; $10,000 for study to identify barriers to businesses and organizations volunteering to provide experiential learning opportunities to K-12 and post-secondary learners.

 

HED/LAB, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Please provide 35 copies for each of the following bills:

 

HB 1869

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Requires the net general fund appropriation to the University of Hawaii for each fiscal year to be at least 10% of the total general fund appropriation to the executive branch.

 

HED, FIN

HB 953

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Establishes and appropriates funds for a textbook lending library program at each UH community college to assist students in need.

 

HED, FIN

HB 586

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for distance training in public health.

 

HED, FIN

HB 1533

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for additional positions to support a joint effort between the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education and Leeward Community College to recruit, train, and retain more teachers.

 

HED, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

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Rep. Alex M. Sonson

Chair

 

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Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Chair