HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                           THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                            REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

                             COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
                        Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair
                      Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair
           Rep. Lei Ahu Isa                  Rep. Iris Ikeda Catalani
           Rep. Kenny Goodenow               Rep. Michael P. Kahikina
           Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho               Rep. Sylvia Luke
           Rep. Bob Nakasone                 Rep. Scott K. Saiki
           Rep. Brian Schatz                 Rep. Nathan Suzuki
           Rep. Brian Y. Yamane              Rep. Galen Fox
           Rep. Barbara Marumoto             Rep. Colleen Meyer
           Rep. Mark Moses

                               NOTICE OF HEARING

                DATE:    TUESDAY, April 6, 1999
                TIME:    4:00 P.M.
                PLACE:   Conference Room 308, State Capitol


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SB 1235 SD1 HD1    RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (CPC,FIN)
HSCR 1374          Allows the State and counties to designate buildings that shall
                comply with hurricane shelter resistance criteria adopted by the
                adjutant general.


SB 46 SD2 HD1      RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED BUDGETING. (EDN,FIN)
HSCR 1321          Amends chapter 302A, HRS, to facilitate implementation of school-
                based budgeting, by requiring the DOE to submit to the individual
                schools and the legislature, by opening day of each regular
                session, a report on its proposed school-by-school budget
                allocation.  Gives each school maximum flexibility in expending
                its allocated budget.


SB 1307 SD1 HD1    RELATING TO SCHOOL PERFORMANCE. (EDN,FIN)
HSCR 1406          Requires the DOE to establish a comprehensive accountability
                system.


SB 1501 SD3 HD2    RELATING TO EDUCATION. (HSH/HLT,EDN/LAB,FIN)
HSCR 1404          Establishes early childhood screenings for psychological and
                physiological development between the child's second and third
                birthday; requires DOH to plan and develop a screening tool.
                Requires Director of Health to establish and operate no fewer than
                one school-based health center in each of the seven department
                school districts.  Creates a process whereby existing public
                schools and new schools may be established as new century charter
                schools.  States that current student-centered schools are to be
                designated as new century charter schools.  Appropriates
                unspecified amounts.


SB 585 SD1 HD1     RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENDERS. (JHA/PSM,FIN)
HSCR 1322          Makes a fourth offense of sexual assault in the 4th degree require
                mandatory sex offender assessment and/or treatment.






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SB 992 SD2 HD1     MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HANA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER.
HSCR 1167          (HLT,FIN)
                Makes an appropriation of $200,000 to enable the Hana community
                health center to continue its operations through the current
                fiscal year.  Appropriates $1,000,000 in FY 1999-2000 and
                $1,000,000 in FY 2000-2001 to the Hana community health center to
                allow the center to continue its current level of operations.


SB 157 SD1 HD1     MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PROVIDE PREVENTIVE DENTAL SERVICES TO
HSCR 1394          ADULTS. (HSH/HLT,FIN)
                Appropriates funds to provide preventive dental services for
                adults.


SB 1499 SD1 HD1    RELATING TO THE RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD REVOLVING ACCOUNT. (HSH,FIN)
HSCR 1393          Allows the Randolph-Sheppard revolving account to be used to hire
                private attorneys for the state committee of blind vendors only
                after the committee first seeks representation from the AG and the
                AG either deems itself unable and unwilling to provide counsel or
                the committee finds the AG's representation inadequate.
                Appropriates funds to the revolving account.


SB 1519 SD3 HD1    RELATING TO HOUSING. (HSH,FIN)
HSCR 1331          Provide protection to residents of housing assisted by HUD who are
                at risk of losing their housing subsidy due to changes in the HUD
                project-based section 8 program; authorize general obligation
                bonds to the rental housing trust fund to encourage the
                development and availability of low income rental housing
                throughout the State of Hawaii.


SB 856 SD2 HD1     RELATING TO LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL CARE. (HSH/HLT,FIN)
HSCR 1330          Among other things, improve the regulatory environment to reduce
                fragmentation in the adult long-term residential care industry by
                consolidating and simplifying organizational categories of
                facilities, increasing uniformity of regulation across facility
                types, and promoting parity of provider reimbursement for similar
                services provided regardless of facility type; establish the adult
                residential care home personal injury and property damage
                compensation special fund to compensate the operators of adult
                residential care homes and other persons for personal injuries and
                property damage caused by residents who are placed in adult
                residential care homes by the State; and impose a moratorium on
                the licensing of new regular Type I adult residential care homes
                and requires the department of human services, where appropriate,
                to encourage its public-pay clients to enter these existing
                underutilized homes.


SB 654 SD1 HD1     RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES. (LMG,FIN)
HSCR 1360          Appropriates funds to the public access room for moving and
                equipment costs.  Require the legislative analyst to review all
                performance-based budgets submitted to the legislature.  Requires
                the legislature to sell and distribute legislative materials.
                Makes an appropriation for an additional full-time staff position
                for the public access room.


SB 1016 SD1        RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES. (JHA,FIN)
HSCR 1285          Limits to 10 cents per page the amount that may be charged for
                copies of rules.  Allows separate charges for searching,
                identifying, and segregating rules to be copied.  Requires posting
                of full text of proposed rules on LG's website effective 1/1/2000.




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SB 646 SD2 HD2     RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (WLU,JHA,FIN)
HSCR 1329          Changes the cost of copying government records from 50 cents to
                (   ) cents.  Expands powers of the Barbers Point NAS
                Redevelopment Commission.  Expands responsibilities of Stadium
                Authority to include Kapolei Recreational Sports Complex; creates
                Kapolei recreational sports complex special fund.  Allows the
                Attorney General to charge state agencies attorney fees and costs
                incurred in the collection of delinquent debts owed the State.
                Establishes the civil recoveries special fund.


                   DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW IF TIME PERMITS


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                                         Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine
                                         Chair