RELATING TO THE EDUCATION STOREROOM.

Repeals the Department of Education storeroom and the storeroom revolving fund.

making an appropriation for additional school clerical positions.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for 292.00 FTE, temporary, school clerical positions to partially implement the recommendations of the 1990 school and district office clerical staffing study. Requires the department to allocate these temporary positions according to pupil enrollment.

relating to education.

Proposes amendments to the state constitution to authorize issuance of special purpose revenue bonds and use of proceeds to assist not-for-profit private and sectarian elementary schools, secondary schools, universities and colleges serving the general public and selected in a nondiscriminatory manner on the basis of neutral, secular criteria.

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

Makes a biennial appropriation to the judiciary for operating and capital improvement expenses. (Say, BR)

RELATING TO THE BUDGET OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

Appropriate funds for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs biennial operating budget. (Say, BR)

relating to Statutory revision: amending, REENACTING, or repealing various provisions of the hawaii revised statutes and the session laws of hawaii for the purpose of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, and deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions.

Amends, reenacts, or repeals various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Session Laws of Hawaii for the purpose of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, and deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions. (Say, BR)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PLANT AND NONDOMESTIC ANIMAL QUARANTINE PROGRAM.

Appropriates funds to the DOA for the creation of a quarantine enforcement section within the plant quarantine branch, plant industry division of the department.

Relating to Agriculture.

Appropriates funds for fiscal years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 for agricultural development to be performed by the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center.

RELATING TO THE STATE WATER CODE.

Appropriates funds to implement the agricultural water use and development plan.

relating to agriculture.

Extends the transition period before the members of the board of agriculture take the place of the existing members of the board of directors of the agribusiness development corporation.

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Establishes a tax credit against income tax liability for farmer or rancher taxpayers who install agricultural water storage facilities.

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PINEAPPLE RESEARCH.

Appropriates funds for pineapple research.

RELATING TO THE HAWAII WATER CARRIER ACT.

Requires the public utilities commission to provide discounts for transportation of island agricultural products when transported by commercial water carriers.

authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds and making an appropriation to expand the agricultural loan fund.

Appropriates $10 million in general obligation bonds to be used to expand the Agricultural Loan Fund.

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PARKS.

To facilitate the Department's ability to effectively administer the agricultural park program.

RELATING TO IRRIGATION PROJECTS.

Allows the Department to determine irrigation system expenses and revenues in June of each year. Would allow user notices to be sent through various means in lieu of costly registered mail.

RELATING TO MEASUREMENT STANDARDS.

Allows state secondary label standards to be verified by comparison to standards, other than the state label standards, upon written authorization.

relating to fireweed.

Appropriates funds for research, education, and development of short-term control methods to stop the spread of fireweed.

relating to agriculture.

Appropriates funds to the department of agriculture to mitigate problems on Maui with animal stocking, poisonous plants, and crop pests.

RELATING TO FOSTER BOARD ALLOWANCES FOR STUDENTS.

Clarifies that higher education board allowances are available to eligible persons who were formerly foster children.

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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Authorizes the Department to license home and community-based case management agencies. These agencies, in turn, will be responsible for certifying community care foster family homes.

relating to youth.

Provides for the establishment of one or more community youth investment demonstration projects in Hawaii's counties to reduce juvenile incarceration, teach youth accountability to victims and the community, and invest in early intervention and prevention.

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF INTRAFAMILIAL CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.

Appropriates funds for the treatment of intrafamilial child sexual abuse.

Making an appropriation for blueprint for change.

Makes appropriation for blueprint for change program of the DHS for diversion services and child protection services

RELATING TO FAMILY CHILD CARE.

Makes general amendments to the family child care home law, including setting a $1 million insurance policy limit per provider, extending the law to include renters, and allowing the board to limit the number of family child care homes to 3% of all units. Removes repeal date for the law.

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

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

RELATING TO QUEST MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Requires DHS health plan provider to pay for QUEST services at federally qualified health centers at a rate not less than the amount paid to other providers in the same geographic area for comparable services.

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Restores QUEST benefits to income-eligible legal immigrants and migrants during and three months after pregnancy. Appropriates funds for this purpose.

relating to human services.

Requires the department of human services to abolish the cap on enrollment in the QUEST program.

RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND TRUST.

Appropriates $____ to facilitate the establishment of an information system for inventoring and maintaining information about the lands of the public land trust.

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RELATING TO OCEAN FLOATING PLATFORM.

Appropriates $100K for the University of Hawaii for a feasibility study of a multi-use ocean floating platform to serve as an international R&D Center for fishing and renewable energy.

RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.

Repeals sunset date on temporary waiver of liability state and counties currently have when adequate warning signs are displayed at public beach parks.

RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY TORT LIABILITY.

Provides state, counties, and lifeguards immunity from liability against damage arising from the operation of beach parks.

RELATING TO LIABILITY.

Granting limited immunity to the counties for the provision of lifeguard services at county beach parks.

RELATING TO BOATING SAFETY.

Requires persons 16 years of age and under to wear life preservers on vessels underway.

RELATING TO BOATING SAFETY.

Provides for mandatory boating safety instruction as a prerequisite for vessel registration.

RELATING TO THE HAWAII CAVES TASK FORCE.

Creates a Hawaii Caves Task Force and appropriates funding for the task force.

RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

RELATING TO CRIME.

Adds further grounds for the crime of interfering with the operator of a public transit vehicle.

relating to driver's license.

As part of drivers license renewal, requires for persons under age 65, vision test every 10 years; from age 65, require vision test every 4 years.

RELATING TO VEHICLE TAXES.

Authorizes the counties to impose a county vehicle ad valorem tax. Provides for one-third of the revenues to be distributed to the county that collected the tax, one-third to the state highway fund, and the remainder to the state general fund.

relating to child passenger safety.

Requires driver of vehicle to properly restrain children 4 through 6 years of age in a booster seat.

RELATING TO PERIODIC MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION.

Abolishes periodic motor vehicle inspections (safety checks) for ambulances; trucks, truck-tractors, semitrailers, and pole trailers; buses; rental or U-drive motor vehicles; taxicabs; antique motor vehicles; and other vehicles having a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less, including mopeds.

RELATING TO TRAFFIC PROBLEMS.

Appropriates funds to address the traffic impact caused by automobile congestion in neighborhoods and to install traffic calming measures.

relating to reconstructed vehicles.

Exempts privately-owned reconstructed vehicles from approval requirements in a county that has adopted and provides for the enforcement of ordinances regulating the inspection and certification of reconstructed vehicles.

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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, AND THE OMBUDSMAN.

Appropriates funds to provide for the expenses of the Legislature, the Legislative Auditor, the Legislative Reference Bureau, and the Ombudsman.

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