HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Ben Cabreros

Rep. Nobu Yonamine

Rep. Willie Espero

Rep. Ron Davis

Rep. Michael Magaoay

Rep. Charles Djou

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Bertha Leong

Rep. Scott Saiki

Rep. Mark Moses

Rep. Nathan Suzuki

Rep. Jim Rath

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Thursday, March 1, 2001

TIME:

5:00 PM.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A # 3

 

HB 77

(HSCR8)

RELATING TO THE WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE FOR AMERICA MEMORIAL.

Enable the State of Hawaii to make a donation on behalf of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington National Cemetary.

PSM,FIN

HB 139

(HSCR213)

RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE ALLOWANCE.

Increases the annual allowance of each member of the legislature from $5,000 to $7,500.

LMG,FIN

HB 143

HD1

(HSCR214)

RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE.

Ties the legislator's per diem allowance for intrastate travel to two-thirds of the General Services Administration rate for Hawaii. Ties the legislator's per diem allowance for out-of-state travel to the Federal Travel Regulation and foreign travel to section 925, a supplement to the Department of State Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas).

LMG,FIN

HB 296

HD1

(HSCR94)

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Specifies criteria that sets Medicaid payments at a level that fairly compensates providers.

HSH,FIN

HB 551

(HSCR168)

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

Includes the Governor's Special Advisor on Technology Development on the High Techonology Development Corporation, the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation, and the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority.

EDB,FIN

HB 554

HD1

(HSCR89)

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

Allows the Hawaii Community Development Authority to issue special facility revenue bonds for eligible projects, including an ocean science center, in the Kakaako community development district.

WLU,FIN

HB 557

HD1

(HSCR218)

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP MUSEUM, OAHU.

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to support the relocation of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Science Learning Center.

TAC,FIN

HB 666

HD1

(HSCR411)

RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.

Delegates the responsibility of regulating individual wastewater systems to the counties from the DOH.

EEP,JHA,FIN

HB 695

HD1

(HSCR526)

RELATING TO DISPLACED LESSEES.

Provides that lessees displaced from property already owned by the State or any county also qualify for a preference granting such lessees the right of first refusal for a lease at an eligible relocation site, and clarifies that the relocation sites must be in an existing or designated industrial park site.

WLU,FIN

HB 1044

HD1

(HSCR328)

RELATING TO THE SALARY STRUCTURE OF EDUCATIONAL OFFICERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Requires the BOE, to adopt a classification and compensation structure for educational officers that more accurately reflects the level of work being performed.

EDN/LAB,FIN

HB 1048

HD1

(HSCR445)

RELATING TO THE STATE LIBRARIAN.

Provides that the salary of the state librarian shall be set by the board of education at a rate no greater than $120,000.

EDN,FIN

HB 1216

HD1

(HSCR198)

RELATING TO THE KOREAN CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION COMMISSION.

Appropriates funds to the Korean centennial celebration commission.

TAC,FIN

HB 1245

RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.

Requires the state budget bill presented to the legislature by the governor to include total expenditure figures for each program, expending agency, and method of funding; further provides for publication of budget totals in a newspaper of general circulation.

FIN

HB 1391

HD1

(HSCR152)

RELATING TO THE ARTS.

Amends the duties of the state foundation on culture and the arts; requires the continuation of annual reports; appropriates funds for twenty-eight fine arts positions within the department of education.

EDN,FIN

HB 1561

HD1

(HSCR387)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for the school-to-work system. Requires the Hawaii state school-to-work executive council strategic plan to target specific best practices relating to career development.

EDN/LAB,FIN

HB 1640

HD1

(HSCR297)

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Appropriates funds to establish and implement a permanent intra-island water ferry transportation system. The department of transportation to work collaboratively with the counties, the federal government, and interested public and private parties in establishing and implementing the system.

TRN,FIN

HB 1685

(HSCR299)

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Provides an exemption to the general excise and use taxes for amounts received for the leasing of aircraft engines used in interisland transportation.

TRN,FIN

 

 

DECISION MAKING ONLY ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS

 

HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, AGENDA # 2:

 

HB 407

RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Requires the department of taxation to work with the United States government and develop a system to enforce the collection of GET from U.S. mainland contractors working in Hawaii on federal projects requiring the payment of GET. Requires report to the legislature on necessary proposed legislation.

FIN

 

HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, AGENDA # 3:

 

HB 298

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Allows design-build construction proposals to be submitted. Requires development of a short list of offerors from whom proposals will be requested. Requires purchasing agency to pay unsuccessful offerors $5,000 plus 1% of the project construction cost to allow the State to use certain designs submitted in a technically responsive proposal.

FIN

 

HB 937

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS.

Requires purchasing agencies to use nongovernmental employee reviewers in reviewing the procurement of design professional services.

FIN

 

HEARD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, AGENDA # 1:

 

HB 608

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR EDUCATION.

Authorizes an emergency appropriation ($41,247,070) to comply with the Felix v. Cayetano revised consent decree.

FIN

 

HEARD ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, AGENDA # 2:

 

HB 1288

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

Authorizes $142,000,000 in SPRB for the Kahala Senior Living Community.

FIN

 

 

 

 

 

HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, AGENDA # 1:

 

HB 502

HD1

(HSCR481)

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATIONS.

Exempts amounts paid to a professional employment organization on behalf of employees hired by a client company from the GET.

EDB,FIN

 

HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, AGENDA # 5:

 

HB 1156

HD1

(HSCR496)

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND.

Transfers moneys remaining in the Hurricane Reserve Trust Fund upon the repeal of HHRF to the Emergency Budget and Reserve Fund. (HB1156 HD1)

CPC,FIN

 

HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, AGENDA # 9:

 

HB 917

HD1

(HSCR512)

RELATING TO CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS.

Requires licensing of independent clinical social workers.

HLT,CPC/JHA,FIN

 

HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, AGENDA # 1:

 

HB 1361

HD1

(HSCR342)

RELATING TO A HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TASK FORCE.

Establishes a Hawaiian affairs task force, jointly chaired by the house and senate.

JHA,FIN

 

HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, AGENDA # 4:

 

HB 177

HD1

(HSCR443)

RELATING TO PRIVATELY-OPERATED CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

Allows the governor to contract for private sector operation of correctional facilities. Establishes criteria necessary for an acceptable contract for privatized operation of a correctional facility.

PSM/LAB,FIN

 

HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, AGENDA # 6:

 

HB 1149

HD1

(HSCR206)

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Science and Technology International in financing the capital costs related to the relocation to, and construction of, a new facility in Kakaako.

WLU/EDB,FIN

 

HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, AGENDA # 8:

 

HB 1056

(HSCR515)

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Makes level and type of health benefits for public employees, as well as contributions, subject to collective bargaining.

LAB,FIN

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine

Chair