COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Tuesday, March 28, 2000
2:00 p.m.
State Capitol, Conference Room 329

AGENDA:

HCR 152       REQUESTING LEGISLATORS TO FOSTER COMMUNITY                 EDN,LMG
              SUPPORT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
HCR 81        DECLARING THE THIRD FRIDAY OF SEPTEMBER AS                 EDN,LMG
              LEGISLATORS BACK-TO-SCHOOL DAY IN HAWAII.
HR 12         REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT A BLUE                  EDN,FIN
              RIBBON TASK FORCE TO STUDY  AND  RECOMMEND WAYS TO REDUCE THE DROP
              OUT RATES FOR ALL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS.
HCR 186       URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ALLOW                EDN,FIN
              WATER AND OCEAN-BASED SPORTS IN  HAWAII'S SCHOOLS AND TO ESTABLISH
              OUTRIGGER CANOE PADDLING AS A SANCTIONED SCHOOL SPORT STATEWIDE.
HCR 163/      URGING CPR TRAINING IN HIGH SCHOOLS.                       EDN,FIN
HR 143
HCR 17/       REQUESTING THE INCORPORATION OF CRIME PREVENTION           EDN,FIN
HR 17         THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN  STANDARDS  IN  ALL NEW AND RENOVATED
              BUILDINGS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS.
HCR 124/      REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A METHOD BY WHICH            EDN,FIN
HR 109        STUDENTS  MAY  PROVIDE   FEEDBACK   TO  TEACHERS  REGARDING  THEIR
              EDUCATION ON THE CLASSROOM.
HCR 71/       ADOPTING AND ACHIEVING A POLICY GOAL THAT BY               EDN,FIN
HR 62         THE YEAR 2004  NINETY  PERCENT  OF  STUDENTS  IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY
              SCHOOLS READ AT OR  ABOVE  GRADE  LEVEL  BY  THE  END OF THE THIRD
              GRADE.

Decision making to follow.



 
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COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Tuesday, March 28, 2000
2:00 p.m.
State Capitol, Conference Room 325

AGENDA:

SB 2477 SD1   RELATING TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE OFFICE OF                      JHA
SSCR 2497     HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
              Clarifies that  candidates  for  the  Office  of  Hawaiian Affairs
              Trustee elections must be of Hawaiian descent.
HCR 41/       SUPPORTING FEDERAL RECOGNITION OF A HAWAIIAN NATION.           JHA
HR 46
HCR 27/       COMMEMORATING THE CENTENNIAL OF THE ORGANIC ACT.               JHA
HR 71
HCR 156/      URGING CONGRESS TO CLARIFY THE HAWAIIAN HOMES                  JHA
HR 135        COMMISSION ACT TO  GIVE  NATIVE  HAWAIIANS  A  STATUS LIKE THAT OF
              INDIANS IN ORGANIZED  TRIBES  AND  TO  PROVIDE  THAT  THE STATE OF
              HAWAII HAS BROAD AUTHORITY TO PRESERVE THAT STATUS.

Decision making to follow.


COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING AND COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Wednesday, March 29, 2000
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
State Capitol, Conference Room 329

AGENDA:

HSH/HLT only:
HCR 10/       REQUESTING CONTINUED DISCUSSION FOR A                 HSH/HLT, FIN
HR 8          COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF CURRENT CHILD PROTECTION LAWS.
HCR 174/      REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE             HSH/HLT, LMG, FIN
HR 152        BUREAU, IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  GOOD  BEGINNINGS ALLIANCE, TO
              IDENTIFY FUNDING  SOURCES  FOR  THE  EXPANSION  OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
              EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES.
HCR 11/       REQUESTING AN EXAMINATION OF HOW                 HSH/HLT, LMG, FIN
HR 9          SLIDING-SCALE, HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AFFECTS THE RISK
              AND INCIDENCE OF INSTITUTIONALIZED CARE.
HCR 86/       REQUESTING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON                    HSH/HLT, FIN
HR 79         AGING TO CONDUCT A  COMPREHENSIVE  REVIEW  OF  ALL PROGRAMS IN THE
              STATE FOR, AND THE BENEFITS RECEIVED BY, HAWAII'S ELDERS.

 
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HCR 105/      REQUESTING AN OVERVIEW STUDY OF THE              HSH/HLT, LMG, FIN
HR 94         GERMAN AND JAPANESE SYSTEMS OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.
HCR 76        REQUESTING THE DISABILITY AND                HSH/HLT, EDN/HED, FIN
              COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD TO CONDUCT  A STUDY FOR A COMPREHENSIVE
              REVIEW TO ASSESS SERVICES  FOR  DEAF,  HARD OF HEARING, DEAF-BLIND
              POPULATIONS.
HCR 70        REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND              HSH/HLT, FIN
HR 61         HUMAN SERVICES TO STUDY  HOW  HAWAII  WOULD RESPOND TO AND SUPPORT
              FEDERAL ACTION TO AMEND  MEDICARE BENEFITS TO INCLUDE PRESCRIPTION
              DRUG ASSISTANCE TO THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED.


HSH/PSM only:
HCR 3/        REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND                        HSH/PSM, FIN
HR 2          IMPLEMENTATION OF A SYSTEM  TO  IDENTIFY  AND PROVIDE SERVICES AND
              SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS.
HCR 67        REQUESTING THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY                  HSH/PSM, FIN
              DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF  HAWAII  TO  ADMINISTER  THE LOW INCOME
              HOUSING  TAX  CREDIT  PROGRAM  IN  A  MANNER  THAT  IS  NOT UNDULY
              RESTRICTIVE FOR BOND FINANCED PROJECTS AND TO CONSIDER THE HOUSING
              NEEDS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.

Decision making to follow.

 
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