THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

     MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1999


          COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY

                         12 noon
                   Conference Room 229

         DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS
            (Deferred from February 17, 1999)


SB 400     RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT              EDU/ECD, WAM
           Mandates  integration  of  tourism  marketing plans
           with  existing   and   potential   information  and
           communication  technology  networks  and  services.
           Creates a technology  training  or job creation tax
           credit.  Establishes Hawaii Internet Exchange (HIE)
           in  OTTED  and  includes   the  development  of  an
           internet  exchange   in   state  economic  priority
           guidelines.   Includes  in  state planning priority
           guidelines  for  education,   an  increase  in  the
           availability of telecommunication equipment for the
           exchange  of   information   and  internet  access.
           Establishes an  accelerated  information technology
           education  and  training  program  within  the  UH.
           Authorizes  GO  bonds   to  establish  fiber  optic
           connection to internet for UH and DOE.
                                                              
           (Ihara B/R, Chun B/R)

SB 744     RELATING TO TAXATION                          ECD/EDU, WAM
           Exempts certain  activities  of  call  centers from
           taxation.
                                                              
           (Mizuguchi)

SB 747     RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY                        EDU/ECD, WAM
           Creates  a  special  assistant  for  technology  in
           Governor's Office, as focus for development of high
           tech industries and businesses in Hawaii.
                                                              
           (Mizuguchi)

SB 759     RELATING TO AQUACULTURE                       ECD/EDU, WAM
           Provides funds for the development of an ornamental
           fish,  plants,  and   other  products  industry  in
           Hawaii.
                                                              
           (Matsuura, Inouye, Levin)

 
SB 1323    RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS      ECD/EDU, WAM
           INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT
           Provides a new  credit  to encourage the investment
           in high technology companies.
                                                              
           (Mizuguchi, B/R)

SB 1468    RELATING TO AN OCEAN FLOATING,                ECD/EDU, WAM
           ALL-NATURAL CLEAN ENERGY POWER STATION
           Appropriates  funds  to  study  the  feasibility of
           constructing and operating  an ocean floating, all-
           natural clean energy  power  station.  Requires the
           University of  Hawaii  to  submit  a  report of its
           findings  and  recommendations  to  the legislature
           prior to the 2001 regular session.
                                                              
           (Mizuguchi, B/R)


         (Please note that the Committee on Economic Development has
         already made decisions on the above bills on February 17,
         1999.)


                   No testimony will be accepted.


For further information, please call the committee clerk at 586-6230.