THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

    MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1999


          COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
                        1:30 p.m.
                   Conference Room 212

         DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS
            (Deferred from February 8, 1999)


SB 538     RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII              EDU, WAM
           Provides complete  autonomy  to  the  University of
           Hawaii, by making its  status comparable to that of
           the Judiciary.  Makes  all employees subject to the
           university's personnel system.  Eliminates Director
           of  Finance  and   Governor   from  the  University
           budgetary process.
                                            (D. IGE, SAKAMOTO)

SB 540     RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII              EDU, WAM
           Removes the University of Hawaii from the executive
           branch.  Expands the powers of the Board of Regents
           and increases the terms of the Regents.
                                            (D. IGE, SAKAMOTO)

SB 7       RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII              EDU, WAM
           Amends resident  tuition  requirements for students
           of divorced parents.
                                                      (TANAKA)

SB 8       RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII              EDU, WAM
           Amends  the   resident   tuition  requirements  for
           military veteran students.
                                                      (TANAKA)

SB 43      RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII              EDU, WAM
           Increases Board  of  Regents  membership  to 15 and
           requires diversity.
                                                   (MIZUGUCHI)

SB 486     RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII              EDU, WAM
           Establishes an  oral  political  history  of Hawaii
           program at the University of Hawaii.
                                                       (LEVIN)

SB 545     RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII              EDU, JDC
           Allows University of  Hawaii  faculty  to engage in
           certain entrepreneural activities  without being in

 
           violation  of  the   code   of   ethics  for  state
           employees.
                                            (D. IGE, SAKAMOTO)

SB 945     RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII              EDU, WAM
           Creates a separate line item  in the budget for the
           small  business  development   center  at  UH-Hilo.
           Appropriates funds to the center.
                                               (INOUYE, LEVIN)

SB 1465    RELATING TO THE STATE POST-SECONDARY              EDU, WAM
           EDUCATION COMMISSION
           Establishes a college tuition savings program to be
           administered by the  state post-secondary education
           commission for resident and nonresident students at
           any    accredited     post-secondary    educational
           institution.
                                             (FUKUNAGA, LEVIN)

SB 546     RELATING TO EDUCATION                             EDU, WAM
           Establishes a community  library assistance program
           through which  the  state  library  system supports
           community efforts to  create  and sustain libraries
           operated largely through volunteers.  Provides that
           the assistance  offered  to  the  community  by the
           library assistance program  is discretionary rather
           than mandatory.
                                            (D. IGE, SAKAMOTO)

SB 549     RELATING TO LIBRARIES                             EDU, WAM
           Requires state  librarian's  annual  report  to the
           legislature on the status  of the libraries special
           fund and  the  library  fee  for  enhanced services
           special  fund  to  include  allocation  sources and
           expenditures by individual libraries.
                                            (D. IGE, SAKAMOTO)

SB 1641    RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM             EDU, WAM
           Requires the state  librarian  to include in annual
           reports on the status of the libraries special fund
           and the  fee  for  enhanced  services special fund,
           information  regarding  financial  information  and
           actual expenditure regarding receipts by individual
           libraries and  expenditure  allotment by individual
           libraries.
                                              (MIZUGUCHI, B/R)

SB 1011    RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON               EDU, WAM
           CULTURE AND THE ARTS
           Amends the law relating  to  the SFCA by clarifying
           the roles  of  the  commission, executive director,
           and  foundation  staff.    Specifies  that agencies
           receiving  capital  improvement  appropriations are
           responsible for calculating the 1% due to the works

 
           of  art   special   fund.      Adds   remedies  for
           noncompliance.
                                              (MIZUGUCHI, B/R)

SB 1453    RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION                      EDU
           Amends the  historic  preservation  law  to provide
           that the intensity  of  use  of historic properties
           shall be in keeping  with allowable ranges found in
           the underlying zoning districts.
                                                   (MATSUNAGA)


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
SB 46      RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED BUDGETING                EDU, WAM
           Amends chapters  37  and  302A,  HRS, to facilitate
           implementation    of         financing    agreement
           authorizations   and    the    kinds   school-based
           budgeting.
                                                   (MIZUGUCHI)

SB 550     RELATING TO EDUCATION                             EDU, WAM
           Removes auditor from  responsibility for DOE fiscal
           accountability  reports;  requires  DOE  to  submit
           school-by-school   expenditure   reports   to   the
           legislature   and   the    governor   to   include:
           instruction,  instructional   support,  operations,
           other commitments, and leadership expenses.
                                            (D. IGE, SAKAMOTO)

SB 982     RELATING TO EDUCATION                             EDU, WAM
           Requires  DOE  to  provide  general  funds  to  all
           schools in one lump sum.
                                                      (D. IGE)

SB 116     RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX                    EDU, WAM
           Exempts from the  general  excise tax all nonprofit
           groups benefiting  public  elementary, intermediate
           or high schools.
                                                    (CHUMBLEY)

SB 119     RELATING TO SCHOOL REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE,          EDU, WAM
           AND IMPROVEMENTS
           Increases  the   school-level   minor   repair  and
           maintenance accounts  from  $8,000  to  $20,000 per
           school; allows principals to hire the department of
           accounting and  general  services  to perform these
           services; allows these  school-level accounts to be
           used for minor improvements; and appropriates funds
           to fund these accounts.
                                            (CHUMBLEY, D. IGE)

SB 543     AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION    EDU, WAM
           BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE GENERAL
           ENDOWMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
           Authorizes   the   issuance   of   GO   bonds,  and
           appropriates   $1,000,000,000   for   the   general
           endowment of the  University  of  Hawaii.  Provides
           that funds above the  sum  of $500,000,000 shall be
           made available under  this  Act  only to match sums
           that  the  University  of  Hawaii  Foundation shall
           raise from other sources  during the period of this
           Act.
                                                      (D. IGE)



                   No testimony will be accepted.

 
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