THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

      MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1999


          COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
                        2:00 p.m.
                   Conference Room 212

         DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS
            (Deferred from February 3, 1999)


S.B. 1103   EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR STATE GOVERNMENT      EDU, WAM
           TO IMPLEMENT YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE EFFORTS
           Appropriates funding for  continued  support of the
           State's computer systems for Year 2000 compliance.
                                              (MIZUGUCHI, B/R)

S.B. 1269   EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR EDUCATION            EDU, WAM
           Provides an additional  283 permanent positions and
           $11,100,000 of  operating  funds  to  the  Dept. of
           Education for fiscal year 1998-99.
                                              (MIZUGUCHI, B/R)

S.B. 1183   EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY       EDU, WAM
           OF HAWAII
           Enables the U.H.  to  meet  its general fund fiscal
           obligations under  HRS  Chpt.  304  in  fiscal year
           1998-99  by  addressing   the  budgetary  shortfall
           resulting from the transfer  of fiscal year 1997-98
           encumbrances  to  fiscal  year  1998-99  which  was
           necessitated by the U.H.  having to pay its faculty
           members on 6/30/98 instead of on 7/1/98.
                                              (MIZUGUCHI, B/R)

S.B. 1181   LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY           EDU, WAM
           OF HAWAII
           Allows the State Dept.  of  the Attorney General to
           provide legal representation to  the U.H., upon the
           request of the U.H.  Board  of Regents, in the same
           manner and extent as other State agencies.
                                              (MIZUGUCHI, B/R)

S.B. 1184   MANAGEMENT OF FINANCING AGREEMENTS FOR THE        EDU, WAM
           UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
           Allows the U.H. Board of Regents to approve its own
           financing agreements  as  defined  under  HRS Chpt.
           37D, where  the  principal  amount  does not exceed
           $3,000,000.
                                              (MIZUGUCHI, B/R)


 


 
S.B. 1185   THE STATE AQUARIUM                                EDU, WAM
           Changes the  deadline  for  transition to nonprofit
           management of the  State  Aquarium  from 6/30/99 to
           "indefinite."                      (MIZUGUCHI, B/R)

S.B. 1299   PROGRAM EXECUTION                                 EDU, WAM
           Streamlines government  operations  by  removing an
           unnecessary reporting requirement from the U.H.
                                              (MIZUGUCHI, B/R)

S.B. 1138   THE HAWAII PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY          EDU, WAM
           Transfers all  licenses,  assets, responsibilities,
           and functions  of  the  Hawaii  Public Broadcasting
           Authority   to   the   Hawaii   Public   Television
           Foundation,  a  not-for-profit  organization  under
           Sec. 501(c)(3)  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code of
           1986, as amended.
                                              (MIZUGUCHI, B/R)

S.B. 1154   THE LIBRARY ENHANCED SERVICES PROGRAM             EDU, WAM
           Continues  the  Enhanced  Services  Program through
           7/1/2002.                          (MIZUGUCHI, B/R)

S.B. 1155   REALLOCATION OF VACANT LIBRARY POSITIONS          EDU, WAM
           Extends  already-existing  authority  of  the State
           Librarian  to  administratively  reallocate  vacant
           positions and to  establish temporary positions for
           three years, until 2002.
                                              (MIZUGUCHI, B/R)

S.B. 1156   COST-RECOVERY FEES FOR DELINQUENT                 EDU, WAM
           Grants the  Board  of  Education  the  authority to
           establish a fee of not more than $10 to be added to
           delinquent patron  accounts  at  the  time they are
           referred to a collection agency.
                                              (MIZUGUCHI, B/R)

S.B. 1157   THE STATE LIBRARIAN                               EDU, WAM
           Authorizes the Board  of  Education  to appoint the
           State  Librarian  and   to   set  forth  terms  and
           conditions of employment and salary.
                                              (MIZUGUCHI, B/R)


                   No testimony will be accepted.


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