THE SENATE - TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                     REFERRALS AND RE-REFERRALS
                     FOR MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2000


H.B. NO.           TITLE                                      REFERRAL

2581, H.D. 1       RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF                  GOH, JDC
                   UNNECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE
                   RULES (Repeal Administrative
                   Rules.)

2582, H.D. 1       RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE                 GOH, JDC
                   RULES (Administrative Rules.)

2587, H.D. 1       RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF NULL             GOH, JDC
                   AND VOID ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
                   (Adm. Null & Void Rules
                   /Repeal.)


S.C.R. NO.         TITLE                                      REFERRAL

  51               URGING LIBERTY NEWSPAPERS TO               CPN, JDC
                   CONTINUE PUBLICATION OF THE
                   HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN AND TO
                   ACTIVELY SEEK A BUYER TO
                   PRESERVE TWO INDEPENDENT DAILY
                   NEWSPAPERS IN THE COMMUNITY
                   (Star Bulletin.)

  52               REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE                 CPN, WAM
                   REFERENCE BUREAU TO STUDY THE
                   ADVISABILITY OF REQUIRING ALL
                   LICENSED GUARD AGENCIES,
                   LICENSED GUARDS, AND
                   UNLICENSED AGENTS, OPERATIVES,
                   AND ASSISTANTS OF LICENSED
                   GUARD AGENCIES TO COMPLETE A
                   STANDARDIZED TRAINING PROGRAM
                   IN PRIVATE SECURITY (Training
                   of Security Guards.)

  53               REQUESTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY         JDC/TIA, WAM
                   ON THE TRANSFER OF THE HARBOR
                   ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM FROM THE
                   DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                   TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
                   SAFETY (Harbor Enforcmnt
                   Program.)

 
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                     FOR MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2000


  54               REQUESTING THE HAWAII SUPREME          JDC/TIA, WAM
                   COURT STANDING COMMITTEE ON
                   HAWAII RULES ON EVIDENCE TO
                   STUDY THE APPROPRIATE USE OF
                   COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL
                   EVIDENCE AT TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
                   SCENES.

  55               REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF               JDC/HHS, WAM
                   INFORMATION PRACTICES TO
                   CONVENE A TASK FORCE ON HEALTH
                   CARE INFORMATION PRIVACY
                   (Health Care Information.)

  56               CALLING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT                   WAM
                   OF A JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEE
                   TO DEVELOP A POLICY ON
                   LEGISLATIVE BILL LIMITS (Bill
                   Limits.)

  57               REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO                  EDU, WAM
                   REVIEW AND ASSESS THE
                   DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S
                   DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL
                   STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
                   STATEWIDE (Educational
                   Standards.)

  58               REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF              EDU, WAM
                   A SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM FOR
                   HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOLS (School
                   Choice.)

  59               REQUESTING THE OMBUDSMAN TO                EDU, WAM
                   INVESTIGATE AND OBTAIN
                   INFORMATION REGARDING
                   GEOGRAPHIC EXCEPTIONS GRANTED
                   BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                   (Geographic Exceptions by
                   the.)

  60               REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF               ECD, WAM
                   LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO
                   STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF
                   ESTABLISHING, ASSESSING, AND
                   COLLECTING USER FEES TO OFFSET
                   THE COST OF MAINTAINING KOKEE
                   STATE PARK AND ALAKAI SWAMP ON
                   THE ISLAND OF KAUAI (Kokee
                   /Alakai User Fees Study.)


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  61               REQUESTING THE HAWAII                  WLH/GOH, WAM
                   COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
                   CORPORATION OF HAWAII TO
                   PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE
                   LISTING OF HOUSING
                   ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PUBLIC
                   DISTRIBUTION (HCDCH; Housing
                   Accommodations.)

  62               REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE             JDC/WLH, WAM
                   REFERENCE BUREAU TO DETERMINE
                   THE LIKELY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
                   IMPACTS OF SITING A HOLISTIC
                   HAWAIIAN ALTERNATIVE TO PRISON
                   FACILITY ON THE ISLAND OF
                   HAWAII (Holistic Alternative
                   to Prison.)

  63               REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE                 JDC, WAM
                   REFERENCE BUREAU TO DETERMINE
                   THE LIKELY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
                   IMPACTS OF SITING A PRISON
                   FACILITY ON THE ISLAND OF
                   HAWAII (Impacts of Building a
                   Prison.)

  64               REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF               ECD, WAM
                   AGRICULTURE TO CONSIDER
                   ALLOWING HAWAII GROWERS TO
                   IMPORT SPECIFIC BENEFICIAL
                   INSECT SPECIES DIRECTLY FROM
                   COMMERCIAL MAINLAND
                   LABORATORIES, WITHOUT
                   INSPECTION, FOR BIOLOGICAL
                   PEST CONTROL PURPOSES
                   (Conditionally Approved
                   Insects.)

  65               URGING THE STATE DEPARTMENTS                EDU/WAM
                   OF HEALTH, AGRICULTURE,
                   EDUCATION AND THE HAWAII
                   SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE TO EXTEND
                   THE POSSIBILITIES FOR OPTIONAL
                   VEGETARIAN MEALS IN HAWAII
                   PUBLIC SCHOOLS (School lunch;
                   Vegetarian.)


 
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  66               REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF               WLH, JDC
                   LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO
                   REVIEW CURRENT STATUTES TO
                   DETERMINE WHETHER IT IS
                   ILLEGAL AND WHETHER IT SHOULD
                   BE ILLEGAL TO REMOVE AND SELL
                   SAND FROM PUBLIC BEACHES
                   (Sand.)

  67               REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF               ECD, WAM
                   BUSINESS, ECONOMIC
                   DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO
                   EXAMINE THE CAPITAL ACCESS
                   PROGRAMS DEVELOPED IN OTHER
                   STATES AND TO RECOMMEND TO THE
                   LEGISLATURE WHETHER HAWAII
                   SHOULD IMPLEMENT A SIMILAR
                   PROGRAM (Capital Access
                   Programs.)

  68               REQUESTING THE HAWAII                      ECD, WAM
                   INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO
                   CONDUCT A PUBLIC POLICY REPORT
                   ON HAWAII AND THE NEW ECONOMY
                   (New Economy Study.)


  69               REQUESTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY             WLH, WAM
                   ON ESTABLISHING WATER RESOURCE
                   MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS THAT
                   UTILIZE COMMUNITY-BASED
                   RECOMMENDATIONS TO DEVELOP
                   WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
                   POLICIES (Water Resource
                   Management.)

  70               URGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF                  WLH, WAM
                   INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE
                   RESIDENTS OF THE MAUNALAHA
                   AREA OF MAKIKI HEIGHTS ON THE
                   ISLAND OF OAHU (Maunalaha
                   Valley Tenants.)

  71               DEVELOPING A STATE WEB SITE        JDC/HHS/EDU, WAM
                   ENTITLED "FOR THE SAKE OF THE
                   CHILDREN" FOR PUBLIC ACCESS
                   INFORMATION PURPOSES


 
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  72               REQUESTING THE ATTORNEY                    JDC, WAM
                   GENERAL TO REVIEW EXISTING
                   LAWS CONCERNING THE PROTECTION
                   OF ELDERS FROM ABUSE AND FRAUD
                   (Elder Abuse and Fraud.)

  73               REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENTS OF              HHS, WAM
                   HEALTH AND 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 (Prescription drugs;
                   Medicare.)

  74               REQUESTING ALL EXECUTIVE                   GOH, WAM
                   DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO
                   SUBMIT REPORTS TO THE
                   LEGISLATURE ON-LINE AND
                   REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
                   ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL
                   SERVICES TO STUDY OTHER MEANS
                   OF REDUCING PAPER USAGE (Paper
                   Use Reduction.)

  75               SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE              TIA, JDC
                   UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO
                   FREE THE WOMEN OF AFGHANISTAN
                   FROM THE OPPRESSION OF THE
                   TALIBAN REGIME (Women,
                   Afghanistan.)

  76               SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE              HHS, TIA
                   WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND
                   WARIS DIRIE TO END THE HARMFUL
                   TRADITION OF FEMALE GENITAL
                   MUTILATION (Female Genital
                   Mutilation.)

  77               ENCOURAGING STATE AGENCIES TO          WLH/TIA, WAM
                   WORK COOPERATIVELY TO ALLOW
                   PUBLIC ACCESS TO HAIKU STAIRS
                   (Public Access to Haiku
                   Stairs.)


 
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  78               REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF           EDU/LRE, WAM
                   EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH AN
                   INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
                   POLICY THAT FOCUSES ON THE
                   LONG-TERM HEALTH OF TEACHERS,
                   STAFF, AND STUDENTS AND
                   PRIORITIZES THE USE OF
                   NONCHEMICAL METHODS OF PEST
                   CONTROL AND REQUESTING THE
                   LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU
                   TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF
                   ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF PEST
                   CONTROL FOR COMMON AREAS
                   FREQUENTED BY THE PUBLIC


S.R. NO.           TITLE                                      REFERRAL

  22               URGING LIBERTY NEWSPAPERS TO               CPN, JDC
                   CONTINUE PUBLICATION OF THE
                   HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN AND TO
                   ACTIVELY SEEK A BUYER TO
                   PRESERVE TWO INDEPENDENT DAILY
                   NEWSPAPERS IN THE COMMUNITY
                   (Star Bulletin.)

  23               REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE                 CPN, WAM
                   REFERENCE BUREAU TO STUDY THE
                   ADVISABILITY OF REQUIRING ALL
                   LICENSED GUARD AGENCIES,
                   LICENSED GUARDS, AND
                   UNLICENSED AGENTS, OPERATIVES,
                   AND ASSISTANTS OF LICENSED
                   GUARD AGENCIES TO COMPLETE A
                   STANDARDIZED TRAINING PROGRAM
                   IN PRIVATE SECURITY (Training
                   of Security Guards.)

  24               REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF               ECD, WAM
                   LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO
                   STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF
                   ESTABLISHING, ASSESSING, AND
                   COLLECTING USER FEES TO OFFSET
                   THE COST OF MAINTAINING KOKEE
                   STATE PARK AND ALAKAI SWAMP ON
                   THE ISLAND OF KAUAI (Kokee
                   /Alakai User Fees Study.)


 
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  25               REQUESTING THE HAWAII                  WLH/GOH, WAM
                   COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
                   CORPORATION OF HAWAII TO
                   PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE
                   LISTING OF HOUSING
                   ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PUBLIC
                   DISTRIBUTION (HCDCH; Housing
                   Accommodations.)


  26               REQUESTING THE HAWAII                      ECD, WAM
                   INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO
                   CONDUCT A PUBLIC POLICY REPORT
                   ON HAWAII AND THE NEW ECONOMY
                   (New Economy Study.)


  27               DEVELOPING A STATE WEB SITE        JDC/HHS/EDU, WAM
                   ENTITLED "FOR THE SAKE OF THE
                   CHILDREN" FOR PUBLIC ACCESS
                   INFORMATION PURPOSES

  28               REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENTS OF              HHS, WAM
                   HEALTH AND 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 (Prescription drugs;
                   Medicare.)

  29               SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE              TIA, JDC
                   UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO
                   FREE THE WOMEN OF AFGHANISTAN
                   FROM THE OPPRESSION OF THE
                   TALIBAN REGIME (Women,
                   Afghanistan.)

  30               SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE              HHS, TIA
                   WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND
                   WARIS DIRIE TO END THE HARMFUL
                   TRADITION OF FEMALE GENITAL
                   MUTILATION (Female Genital
                   Mutilation.)

  31               ENCOURAGING STATE AGENCIES TO          WLH/TIA, WAM
                   WORK COOPERATIVELY TO ALLOW
                   PUBLIC ACCESS TO HAIKU STAIRS
                   (Public Access to Haiku
                   Stairs.)

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  32               REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF           EDU/LRE, WAM
                   EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH AN
                   INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
                   POLICY THAT FOCUSES ON THE
                   LONG-TERM HEALTH OF TEACHERS,
                   STAFF, AND STUDENTS AND
                   PRIORITIZES THE USE OF
                   NONCHEMICAL METHODS OF PEST
                   CONTROL AND REQUESTING THE
                   LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU
                   TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF
                   ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF PEST
                   CONTROL FOR COMMON AREAS
                   FREQUENTED BY THE PUBLIC


               RE-REFERRALS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2000


H.B. NO.           TITLE                                   RE-REFERRAL

1762               RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS                 CPN, JDC
                   (Motor Carrier.)

2536, H.D. 1       RELATING TO CHILD AND                 HHS, EDU, WAM
                   ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH
                   (Child And Adolescent Mental
                   He.)

2551, H.D. 1       RELATING TO THE CORRECTION OF               WAM/HHS
                   THE APPLICABLE FISCAL YEAR FOR
                   THE APPROPRIATION TO BE
                   EXPENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
                   HEALTH IN SECTION 6 OF ACT
                   304, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII
                   1999 (Health.)

2736, H.D. 1       RELATING TO IDENTITY THEFT                 CPN, JDC
                   (Unauthorized Impersonation.)


 
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