SB 2708

RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

By Senator(s) BUNDA; D. Ige, Ihara, Inouye, Iwase, Kawamoto, Sakamoto, Tanaka

Keywords: ALTERNATE ENERGY, BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, DEPT. OF BUS., ECON. DEV., & TOURISM, REGIONAL PLANNING, SMALL BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, VENTURE CAPITAL

Report Title: HTDC

Description: Repeals HTDC, HSDC, NELHA, Hawaii INC., and PICHTR. Creates a new HTDC chapter, administratively attached to UH, to oversee HTDC, HSDC, and NELHA; single HTDC board assumes power and duties of former HSDC and NELHA boards; HTDC board of 9 members, with the special advisor for technology development to serve as chairperson; duties of HSDC and NELHA under authority of HTDC; HSDC revolving fund and NELHA special fund under authority of HTDC; exempts HTDC from special fund reimbursements and procurement laws and authorizes HTDC ownership of patents, copyrights, and other rights developed under HTDC, provisions comparable to those of RCUH.

 1-25-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-26-00        S Referred to EDU/ECD, then to WAM                         
 2- 4-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by EDU/ECD on 02-09-00
                  at 2:00 p.m. in conference room 212.
 2- 9-00        S The committee on EDU deferred the measure until
                  02-14-00 at 1:00 p.m. in conference room 212.
 2- 9-00        S The committee on ECD deferred the measure until
                  02-14-00 at 4:00 p.m. in conference room 224.
 2-14-00        S The committee on EDU deferred the measure until
                  02-16-00 at 2:00 p.m. in conference room 212.
 2-14-00        S The committee on ECD deferred the measure until
                  02-16-00 at 1:00 p.m. in conference room 224.
 2-16-00        S The committee on EDU deferred the measure until
                  02-18-00 at 1:00 p.m. in conference room 212.
 2-16-00        S The committee on ECD deferred the measure until
                  02-17-00 at 1:00 p.m. in conference room 212.
 2-17-00        S The committee on ECD deferred the measure until
                  02-18-00 at 1:30 p.m. in conference room 224.
 2-18-00        S The measure is deferred.