HB 1419

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE SMALL BUSINESS DEFENDER POSITION AND OTHER SUPPORT PERSONNEL ESTABLISHED UNDER ACT 168, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1998.

Appropriates funds for the small business defender position and other support personnel established under Act 168, Session Laws of Hawaii 1998.

RELATING TO THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION.

Allows the Ethics Commission to determine salary of Executive Director without restriction to a limit of that of a Deputy Director.

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RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES.

Provides salary adjustments for the Legislative Auditor, Director of Legislative Reference Bureau, Ombudsman, and their assistants.

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Changes basis for calculating retirement allowances for legislative officers from 3 1/2% per year to 2%. Applies on a prospective basis only.

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Changes basis for calculating retirement allowances for elective officers from 3 ½% to 2% per year. Applies on a prospective basis only.

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Requires senatorial or representative candidate to be a qualified voter in the district prior to filing primary election nomination papers except in the case of an incumbent senator when displaced by reapportionment.

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES II, III, AND XVII, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROVIDE FOR INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, AND THE RECALL OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.

Proposes amendment to State Constitution for initiative, referendum, and recall. Requires an initiative to embrace only one subject. Sets requirements and procedures for voter referendum. Establishes procedures to be followed to require a recall election.

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES II, III, AND XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROVIDE FOR INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, AND RECALL.

Amends articles II, III, and XVII of the State Constitution to provide for initiative, referendum, and recall. Requires an initiative to embrace only one subject and be void if the legislature enacts any law which is same or similar (accomplishing the same purpose), if so determined by the Attorney General. Prohibits initiative to be used to: (a) make, or repeal appropriation of public funds; (b) make, amend, or repeal levy of taxes; and (c) for issues affecting land use. Provides for referendum to approve or reject statutes except for the amending or repeal of (a) appropriation of public funds; (b) levy of taxes; and (c) any matter governed by collective bargaining contracts. Sets requirements and procedures for voter referendum. Establishes the procedures to be followed to require a recall election.

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES II, III, AND XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROVIDE FOR INITIATIVE.

Amends articles II, III, and XVII of the State Constitution to provide for initiative. Requires an initiative to embrace only one subject and be void if the legislature enacts any law which is the same or similar (accomplishing the same purpose), if so determined by the Attorney General.

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the financial analysis of expenditures by the DOE to utilize analytical techniques that include examining trends, deviation from the norm or average, school-by-school comparison, and costs and benefits. Requires a financial analysis of expenditures with respect to "program" and "per pupil costs".

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes a merit pay program under which principals are awarded additional pay if their school improves in measurable areas of performance.

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the Department of Education to establish risk management and related programs for school administrators, teachers, and other school personnel to mitigate the potential for liability in the performance of their jobs.

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Specifies that the licensing of private, trade, vocational or technical schools is a self sufficient function within the Department of Education. Delineates exception to licensure, and establishes a Tuition Recovery Fund.

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR BUSINESS SPECIALIST POSITIONS.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for three district level business specialists for the districts of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui.

RELATING TO READING ACCOUNTABILITY.

Establishes goals to assist students to improve their reading skills.

RELATING TO THE ARTS.

Creates and funds two statewide educational specialist positions; one each in dance and drama.

RELATING TO THE ARTS.

Appropriates funds for at least twenty-eight fine arts positions within the Department of Education.

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Proposes amendments to the State Constitution to make the Department of Education a political subdivision headed by the Board of Education, and gives the board the authority to enact an education excise tax.

RELATING TO SALARIES.

Changes the salary of the Deputy Superintendent to be set by the Board of Education, rather than set statutorily.

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Requires the BOE to be composed of 17 voting members elected in a nonpartisan manner by the qualified voters of the respective school board districts, as provided by law. Requires each school board district to be composed of not less than 3 and not more than 4 representative districts.

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Requires the Board of Education to invite the military representative to participate in discussions about board matters, except those matters discussed in executive meeting.

RELATING TO THE EDUCATION STOREROOM.

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

RELATING TO REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOLS.

Establishes standards allowing a school to be demolished and rebuilt rather than be repaired if it is more economically feasible.

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 that of the superintendent of education.

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Establishes a pilot program for the City and County of Honolulu council election of 2002 providing for public funding for candidates who voluntarily abide by specific contribution and expenditure limits; and appropriating $150,000 to the campaign spending commission to provide support staff for the program.

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Provides that expenditures or financial assistance by a political party to a candidate, with or without the cooperation, consultation, request, or suggestion of the candidate, shall be a contribution to and an expenditure by the candidate.

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Adds the requirement that certain notices in election advertising shall be continuous and legible, and that the notice be given at the beginning and end of a radio broadcast.

RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROMOTE OR SUPPORT CIVIC OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Amends section 11-200 to provide for the use of campaign funds to promote, support, or fund civic or charitable purposes.

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Allows voter with physical disability to receive a ballot outside the polling place but within the 100 feet area and allowed to vote.

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Clarifies that "qualifying campaign contributions" applies to individual residents of Hawaii. Removes the authority of the campaign commission to censure any candidate who fails to comply with the code of fair campaign practices. Increases candidate funding amounts. Increases the qualifying campaign contribution amounts for the Office of Prosecuting Attorney for Honolulu, the Office of County Council for the County of Maui, the office of state senator, and the office of state representative.

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Requires the elections appointment and review panel to submit to the legislature the findings and recommendations from the biennial performance evaluation before each regular session held in even-numbered years instead of odd-numbered years; makes appropriation.

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Requires a recount in elections when results between 2 leading candidates is less than 0.5% of the votes cast for each candidate excluding spoiled, over or under, and blank ballots.

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Establishes a temporary task force to comprehensively review, evaluate, and recommend changes to Hawaii's election laws regarding vote counting, particularly consideration of automatic recount and contesting procedures, to ensure the integrity and certainty of the State's electoral process.

RELATING TO ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF INCOMPETENT PERSONS.

Includes first and second degree penal sanctions against any person who intentionally or recklessly acts in a manner likely to be injurious to the physical or mental welfare of a person who is unable to care for himself because of a physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect.

RELATING TO DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID TESTING.

Ensures the availability of DNA testing in appropriate cases and that wrongfully convicted persons have an opportunity to establish their innocence through DNA testing, by requiring the preservation of DNA evidence for a limited period.

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS.

Implements certain LRB study recommendations concerning access and use of criminal history record information to conduct criminal history record checks for noncriminal justice employment and licensing screening; creates working group to make recommendations on policy issues raised by study.

RELATING TO CRIMINAL RECORDS.

Authorizes the Attorney General to expunge sex offender registration information upon the written request of a sex offender who has not been convicted of any felony, misdemeanor, or petty misdemeanor for the last twenty years.

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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Mandates substance abuse assessment/treatment for offenders under the custody of the Department of Public Safety. Implements a policy shift in addressing non-violent drug possession offenses by requiring mandatory community-supervision and treatment in lieu of incarceration.

RELATING TO COMPUTER CRIME.

Amends the existing computer crime statutes by expanding the scope of prohibited activity and creating a range of offenses, from misdemeanor to class B felony.

RELATING TO DEPUTY ATTORNEYS GENERAL.

Specifies that deputy attorneys shall perform duties as the Attorney General may require regardless of the source of state funding for compensation.

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Establishes an impact litigation unit in the Office of the Attorney General.

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Provides that service of process upon the university shall be made by delivering the complaint and the summons to the university's general counsel or to any attorney in the office of the university general counsel.

RELATING TO THE RELIEF OF CERTAIN PERSONS' CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFORE.

Provides funds for the payment of claims against the State for refunds of taxes, for judgments and settlements, and for other miscellaneous payments as provided by chapters 37, 661 and 662.

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

Establishes a permanent drug court for the second circuit.

RELATING TO NEUROTRAUMA.

Establishes a neurotrauma special fund and commission.

relating to agricultural commodity damage.

Establishes that any person who intentionally damages an agricultural commodity known to be part of a product development program shall be liable to damages in the amount of twice the actual damage costs.

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY.

Appropriates funds to expand agricultural biotechnology research and create programs to educate the public about agricultural biotechnology.

relating to the university of hawaii at manoa.

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to enable the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to research high-value, niche tropical agricultural products; conduct product management; evaluate markets; and conduct food product and nutrition research.

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AGRICULTURE.

Appropriates funds for each year of the 2001-2003 fiscal biennium to the University of Hawaii’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (UH-CTAHR) to: (1) Create and encourage the use of innovative farm management practices that have minimum negative impact on the environment; and (2) Expand UH-CTAHR's agricultural diagnostic services center.

relating to agriculture.

Appropriates $2,000,000 to be added to the base budget request of the University of Hawaii at Manoa for agricultural programs and research.

Relating to Macadamia nut research.

Appropriates funds for macadamia nut research.

making an appropriation to the macadamia nut industry.

Appropriates funds to assist the macadamia nut industry.

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS.

Amends the definition of "qualified farmer" under the agricultural loans law. Repeals the residence requirement for partnerships and corporations with regard to agricultural loan eligibility.

RELATING TO LOANS.

Appropriates $5 million to provide financial assistance to agricultural/aquaculture enterprises on Kauai by depositing the funds into the agricultural loan revolving fund and the aquaculture loan revolving fund and earmarking the funds for this purpose.

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS.

Increases the ceiling on classes A and C state farm loans.

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Requires the inspection and certification of all fresh imported bananas. Establishes the banana inspection revolving fund to provide inspection services to ascertain and certify the grade, classification, quality, or condition of fresh imported bananas. Appropriates funds to be paid into the banana inspection revolving fund. Requires the Department of Agriculture to submit a report to the legislature prior to the Regular Sessions of 2002 and 2003.

RELATING TO imported agricultural products.

Imposes a fee on imported macadamia nuts and coffee of $.04 per pound to be paid into a special fund to be administered by the Department of Agriculture for the costs of inspection of imported macadamia nuts and coffee and related enforcement activities, and for marketing of Hawaii grown macadamia nuts and coffee.

relating to agriculture.

Requires the Departments of Land and Natural Resources and Agriculture to repair and properly maintain the Kailua Reservoir including the repair and maintenance of the overflow control valve.

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 REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEDICAID COVERED DENTAL SERVICES.

Increases the reimbursement rate to dentists providing Medicaid-covered dental services to _____% of the 75^th percentile of the 1991 fee profile. Appropriates $______ for FY 2001-2002 and $_______ for FY 2002-2003 to pay for the rate increase, to be expended by the Department of Human Services.

RELATING TO DENTISTRY.

Requires the board of dental examiners to adopt rules to license dentists to practice as employees of, or volunteers for, safety net dental providers without having to pass the Hawaii dental licensing examination.

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR BLINDNESS SKILL TRAINING.

Makes $25,000 appropriation to obtain a $225,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education for teachers to teach blindness skills to individuals age fifty-five or older with severe visual impairment or blindness.

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Requires compliance with federal requirements to maximize the receipt of federal matching funds to support the State's efforts to delink welfare and medical assistance.

RELATING TO INFORMATION ON THE NATURAL PARENTS OF THE ADOPTED MINOR CHILD.

Exempts the department from the statutory requirements for medical information on natural parents of the prospective adopted minor child when it will expedite the adoption process and it is in the best interests of the child.

RELATING TO FUNERAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.

Allows the respective county medical examiner or coroner to submit an application for funeral payments under the department's funeral payment program on behalf of an unclaimed corpse more than sixty days after the date of death of the deceased.

RELATING TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECOVERY.

Expands the scope of the notice requirements to require that all parties make reasonable inquiry as to whether a claimant has received or is receiving medical assistance, and give timely written notice of any claim or action to the department.

RELATING TO CHILD CARE.

Adds child abuse checks as a requirement for licensed child care providers and staff, and requires the department to disclose verified criminal history and child abuse information on employees to their employers.

RELATING TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR NON INSTITUTIONAL PROVIDERS OF MEDICAL CARE FOR SERVICES.

Allows the department to change its current method of reimbursement to non institutional providers of medical care from the customary methodology based on the charges of providers in a specialty to rates established by a fee schedule.

RELATING TO OHANA CONFERENCING.

Encourages the consideration of "ohana conferencing" as a practice in the resolution of child protective cases.

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.

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 THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII.

Amends the affordable housing ratio for the undeveloped parcels in the Villages of Kapolei, Leiali'i and La'i'opua.

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Increases the low-income renter's tax credit to $100.

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 LAND COURT.

Make general housekeeping amendments to the land court law.

RELATING TO THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

Authorizes the use of a portion of the Forest Stewardship Fund to support administration of the Forest Stewardship Program.

RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR NATURAL RESOURCES.

Establishes administrative penalties for violations of statutory provisions on rules relating to natural area reserves.

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RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR THE STATEWIDE TRAIL AND ACCESS PROGRAM.

Establishes administrative and criminal penalties for violations of statutory provisions on rules relating to the statewide trails and access program.

RELATING TO STATE PARKS PENALTIES.

Establishes administrative penalties and authorize the recovery of administrative fines, damages, fees, and costs for violations of state parks statutes and/or rules.

RELATING TO A COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN FOR KOKEE AND WAIMEA CANYON STATE PARKS.

Appropriates funds to develop a master plan for Kokee and Waimea Canyon State Parks.

RELATING TO ALIEN AQUATIC ORGANISMS.

Prohibits any person from intentionally introducing an alien aquatic organism into the state without prior written approval of DLNR.

RELATING TO WATER SUPPLY BOARDS.

Authorizes county water boards to assess, impose, levy, and collect fees.

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES OF MACROALGAE.

Appropriates funds for a demonstration project to remove invasive alien macroalgae that threaten endemic native corals in Kaneohe Bay.

relating to driver licensing.

Amends licensing requirement to include motor scooters.

RELATING TO INTERISLAND VEHICLE TRANSFERS.

Makes it unlawful to remove a motor vehicle for the state unless the person removing the vehicle is the legal owner.

RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES.

Requires public and private elementary school children to wear seat belts on school buses. Requires all state contracted school buses to be fitted with seat belts after 12/31/2002.

relating to motor vehicles.

Raises from 12 to 16 years old individuals banned from riding in back of pickup trucks. Takes effect 01/01/03.

Relating to motor vehicles.

Establishes the Hawaii Uninsured Motor Vehicle Database; requires seizure of certificate of registration and impoundment of motor vehicle when citation is issued for uninsured motor vehicle; clarifies that proof of motor vehicle insurance is necessary for renewal of registration; makes appropriations to Attorney General and the counties.

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTIONS.

Raises the age at which rental and U-drive motor vehicles must undergo a biannual vehicle safety inspection from 1 year of age to 2 years of age.

Relating to Wharfage.

Regulates the rates for wharfage to provide equitable treatment to all users of state wharves.

RELATING TO ALTERNATE FUELED VEHICLES.

Encourages the use of alternate fueled vehicles by providing similar incentives that were given to electric vehicles under Act 290, Session Laws of Hawaii 1997.

Relating to pilots.

Maintains an efficient pilotage service by ensuring an adequate supply of licenses.

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER LICENSING.

Delays the implementation of Act 175 (1999 Session) from January 1, 2001 to January 1, 2003. This act raises the minimum age to obtain a driver's license from 15 to 16 and requires that all applicants under 18 years of age complete a driver education program and a behind-the-wheel driver training course certified by the DOT.

RELATING TO HARBORS.

Temporarily exempts the leasing of facilities at Nawiliwili harbor from the public notice requirements for negotiating the lease.