HB 1309

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Increase the special purpose revenue bond authorization for Rickmar Properties by $19,000,000.

HB 1662

RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Authorizes the issuance of special facility revenue bonds for the high technology development corporation.

HB 408

HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A TECHNOLOGY-FOCUSED, COMMUNITY-BASED CENTER IN WAIALUA TOWN.

Appropriates funds to study the feasibility of establishing a technology-focused, community-based center in Waialua.

HB 548

RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Repeals the Financial Services Assistance Program which was established to attract a Hawaii-based stock exchange.

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 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Establishes a domestic violence response team and procedures to provide prompt and appropriate treatment and services to children who have psychological, emotional, and behavioral problems as a result of witnessing domestic violence in their homes.

RELATING TO FEES OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

Increases fees for service of process by sheriffs and police.

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.

HB 698

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Repeals the Hawaii Environmental Disclosure Law which was passed in 1982 to alert the public to major corporate changes, particularly in the case of the agricultural industry, that may affect Hawaii's environment, land use, jobs, and economy.

HB 1281

HD1

RELATING TO BIOFUEL.

Establishes a preference in state contracts for the use of biofuels.

HB 740

HD2

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Requires retail suppliers of electricity to annually disclose information on the fuel mix of the electricity services they sell to customers.

HB 659

HD1

RELATING TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.

Allows for the transfer of funds from the Hawaii Capital Loan Revolving Fund to the DOH Leaking Underground Storage Tank Fund, and to expand the permissible uses of moneys in the LUST Fund.

HB 1254

HD1

RELATING TO GASOLINE.

Requires that methyl tertiary-butyl ethel (MtBE) in gasoline be less than 0.15 volume per cent by January 1, 2004, with the phased-in reduction commencing July 1, 2001.

HB 369

HD1

RELATING TO RECYCLING.

Authorizes issuance of up to $2,500,000 in special purpose revenue bonds for industrial enterprises to assist Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc.

HB 655

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISPOSAL SURCHARGE.

Increases the solid waste management disposal surcharge from 35 cents per ton to 75 cents per ton for all disposal facilities except permitted inert and construction and demolition waste disposal facilities.

HB 1554

HD1

RELATING TO HYDROGEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

Establishes a hydrogen private/public partnership within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds. Reallocates among the islands the studies and assessments conducted by DBEDT.

HB 1385

HD2

RELATING TO NET ENERGY METERING.

Provides net energy metering for eligible customer-generators.

HB 1529

HD1

RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION.

Authorizes citizen lawsuits to enforce chapter 342D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that covers water pollution.

HB 872

HD2

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Science and Technology International in planning and building a freeze-dried processing plant in the State of Hawaii.

HB 1089

HD1

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Deposits any unexpended or unencumbered funds at the close of fiscal year 2000-2001 that was appropriated under Act 206, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000, into the Hawaii agricultural development revolving fund. Allows the agricultural development corporation to expend any unencumbered funds until June 30, 2003.

HB 213

HD1

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Extends the composition of the current Agribusiness Development Corporation's Board of Directors for an additional four years.

HB 212

HD1

RELATING TO THE STATE WATER CODE.

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

HB 861

HD1

RELATING TO THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURE-RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE ON KAUAI.

Appropriates funds for the agribusiness development corporation to provide for the operations and maintenance of certain agriculture-related infrastructure on Kauai.

HB 925

HD1

RELATING TO LOANS.

Authorizes loans up to $5,000,000 to provide financial assistance to agriculture and aquaculture enterprises on Kauai.

HB 1556

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS.

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

HB 210

HD1

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.

HB 1287

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.

HB 508

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 KIKALA-KEOKEA.

Provides funds for infrastructure development on Kikala-Keokea homestead, Big Island.

HB 1667

HD1

RELATING TO STUDENT LOANS FOR TEACHERS.

Establishes the Hawaii education loan program and special fund for the purpose of providing financial support to students who are enrolled in a program that culminates in the awarding of a teaching license, and who agree to teach in the Hawaii public school system. Appropriates funds.

HB 735

RELATING TO THE RESEARCH CORPORATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Revises the content requirements of the RCUH Annual Report.

HB 840

HD1

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Establishes a data and research office for children and families in the center on the family at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Appropriates funds.

HB 159

HD1

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Authorizes the University of Hawaii Hawaiian language college to contract directly with providers, such as Aha Punana Leo, Inc., when conducting business in the Hawaiian language.

HB 604

RELATING TO HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD TUITION ASSISTANCE.

Eliminates the requirement that only Hawaii national guard members who are residents of the State are eligible for tuition assistance.

HB 730

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Provides flexibility in allocating portions of the indirect overhead revenues generated by the University from research and training programs.

HB 731

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Authorizes the transfer of all University funds, with the exception of general funds, into the University of Hawaii Commercial Enterprises Revolving Fund to finance the establishment of new enterprises.

HB 733

HD1

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.

HB 1411

RELATING TO SECONDARY MARKET SERVICES CORP.--HAWAII.

Authorizes Secondary Market Services Corp.--Hawaii, the state-designated student loan secondary market, to purchase student loan notes held by mainland financial institutions.

HB 1636

HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Appropriates funds for the planning, design, and construction of physical improvements selected as part of an existing or emerging comprehensive, regional, multi-sector community-based strategic action planning process coordinated by the Hawaii Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development.

HB 697

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION INDUSTRIES ACT.

Repeals the Hawaii Telecommunications and Information Industries Act because Hawaii INC, the organization established by that Act, has ceased operations.

HB 432

HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MILLENNIUM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

Appropriates money to continue the Millennium Workforce Development Program.

HB 857

HD1

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

Establishes a position of chief information officer within the Office of the Governor on a special and temporary basis.

HB 954

HD2

RELATING TO REGULATORY PROCESSES.

Amends the automatic approval law by amending the definition of "application for a business or development-related permit, license, or approval" and extending the deadline for agency rulemaking. Failure to adopt rules by the new deadline will result in a one-year statutory maximum time period.

EDB/WLU/EEP,

HB 516

HD1

RELATING TO TOBACCO.

Establishes the Cigarette Tax Stamp Enforcement Special Fund and the Cigarette Tax Stamp Administrative Special Fund. Prohibits the resale of cigarettes purchased at sales outlets operated under the regulations of the Armed Services of the United States. Creates a presumption that all cigarettes are subject to the cigarette tax. Seeks appropriations from state general revenues to pay for the initial monitoring, administration, and enforcement of the cigarette tax stamp.

HB 1074

HD1

RELATING TO DROUGHT MITIGATING FACILITIES.

Allows a general excise tax credit of 4 per cent for construction of a new drought mitigating water storage facility, or repair or reconstruction of existing water storage facility, including ancillary structure.

HB 1282

HD1

RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION TAX CREDITS.

Extends deadlines for energy conservation income tax credits. Provides a tax credit for combined heat and power systems.

HB 1345

HD1

RELATING TO ENERGY CONTENT OF FUELS.

Encourages use of alternative fuels by adjusting the fuel tax to reflect the energy content of alternative fuels and reducing the fuel tax rate of alternative fuels for several years.

HB 719

RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY.

Clarifies tax benefits or incentives available to qualified high technology business.

HB 549

HD1

RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Amends the Enterprise Zones (EZ) Partnership offer statutory provision which state and county tax and other incentives to certain types of businesses which increase their hiring in zones selected by the counties and approved by the Governor.

HB 813

HD1

RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Amends the definition of "medical and health care services" to specify that the definition means medical research, clinical trials, telemedicine, and medical treatment or services provided by a health care facility or health care provider. Defines "health care facility" and "health care provider" under the enterprise zones law.

HB 502

HD1

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATIONS.

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

HB 336

RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT CONTRIBUTION TAX CREDIT.

Provides that the individual development account contribution tax credit shall be equal to 100% of the amount contributed.

HB 1233

HD1

RELATING TO YOUTH SERVICES.

Clarifies the services of youth services centers. Appropriates funds for youth services centers, including the Hookala diversion lock-up program.

HB 637

RELATING TO OHANA CONFERENCING.

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

HB 118

HD2

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 and indemnifying townhome associations from liability.

HB 632

HD2

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Allows the Department of Human Services to license home and community-based case management agencies.

HB 539

HD1

RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII.

Establishes resident advisory boards comprised of federal public housing residents or section 8 tenant-based housing assistant recipients.

HB 73

HD1

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Appropriates $1,300,000 and $1,500,000 for FY 2001-02 and 2002-03, respectively, for homeless assistance. Appropriates $2,684,000 for FY 2001-02 for the Kikala Keokea subdivision on the island of Hawaii. Repeals the "Hale Kokua" program.

HB 542

RELATING TO THE FEE SIMPLE RESIDENTIAL REVOLVING FUND.

Requires participating lessees to pay for direct costs and specifies the Fee Simple Residential Revolving Fund pays for indirect costs incurred through the administration of the Land Reform Program.

HB 543

RELATING TO HOMELESS PROGRAMS.

Removes the requirement that the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii ensure that a compliance audit by an independent auditing agency is done once each fiscal biennium period.

HB 544

RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII.

The three-year buyback provision until December 31, 2004 (at which time the buyback period returns to ten years).

HB 545

RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING TRUST FUND.

Authorizes the issuance of $30,000,000 in revenue bonds to be deposited into the Rental Housing Trust Fund and to appropriate funds to carry out the purposes of the RHTF.

HB 546

RELATING TO THE DOWNPAYMENT LOAN PROGRAM.

Allows "owner-builders" to be eligible for the Downpayment Loan Program.

HB 550

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.

HB 633

RELATING TO FUNERAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.

Allows the respective county medical examiner or coroner to submit an application for funeral payments under DHS's payment program on behalf of unclaimed corpses more than 60 days after the date of death.

HB 628

RELATING TO FOSTER BOARD ALLOWANCES FOR STUDENTS.

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

HB 634

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 notice of DHS.

HB 636

RELATING TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR NONINSTITUTIONAL PROVIDERS OF MEDICAL CARE FOR SERVICES.

Allows the DHS to change its current method of reimbursement to noninstitutional providers of medical care to rates established by a fee schedule.

HB 638

RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

Clarifies the distinction between the DHS's authority to require an agreement that future grants of assistance will constitute an agreement or lien against a claimant's interest in real property, and the agreement or lien against real property where a claimant is an inpatient.

HB 533

HD1

RELATING TO ANTITRUST.

Establishes the Antitrust Trust Fund. Authorizes the deposit of 10 per cent of all antitrust judgments and settlements received by the State into the Trust Fund, and the deposit of up to $150,000 from the Attorney General's general fund appropriation to capitalize the Trust Fund.

HB 953

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

Requires the Auditor to conduct a management audit of the public utilities commission and submit a report to the Legislature and Governor before the convening of the Regular Session of 2002.

HB 644

HD1

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Replaces the electronic prescription Act, Act 304, SLH 1997, which sunsets June 31, 2001, by amending the Hawaii Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, of chapter 328, to allow prescriptions to be electronically transmitted to pharmacies and medical oxygen distributors, and allow drug dispensers to keep records of prescriptions in electronic form.

HB 47

HD1

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Establishes the Prescription Drug Access Program to lower prescription drug costs for persons without prescription drug coverage under existing health insurance plans or government programs by pooling the purchasing power of program participants, and thereby providing the leverage needed to negotiate discounts from drug manufacturers and labelers that voluntarily participate in the program.

HB 237

HD1

RELATING TO MANDATED HEALTH COVERAGE REVIEW.

Creates mandated health insurance service review panel to assess social, medical, and financial impacts of mandated health insurance coverage and recommend cap on cost of mandated health insurance coverage in terms of percentage of average annual state wage. Repeals auditor's duty to review such proposals.

HB 603

HD1

RELATING TO LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS.

Makes housekeeping and other amendments to limited liability partnership statutory provisions to provide clarification and consistency and streamline regulation.

HB 594

HD1

RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES AND COURSE PROVIDERS FOR INSURANCE LICENSEES.

Allows the Insurance Commissioner and DCCA to assess fees for issuing certificates and providing services in connection with approved insurance licensee continuing education course providers and courses.

HB 584

HD1

RELATING TO ESCROW DEPOSITORIES.

Recognizes the confidentiality of portions of escrow depository company applications and records. Provides procedures to close a branch office and revises procedures to voluntarily terminate escrow depository operations. Allows the Commissioner to establish fees by rule.

HB 441

HD1

RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS.

Clarifies what items shall be included in the Liquor Commission investigator's report and to whom a copy of that report shall be furnished. Clarifies procedures for protests concerning applications for liquor licenses.

HB 596

HD1

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND.

In anticipation of the cessation of HHRF's insurance program, gives the HHRF board of directors the power to suspend special mortgage recording fees imposed under HHRF law on all mortgages filed with the Bureau of Conveyances. Extends the authorization to issue reimbursable general obligation bonds to preserve federal tax exempt status.

HB 1156

HD1

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.

HB 1243

HD1

RELATING TO CAPTIVE INSURANCE.

Amends the definition of "lease capital facility." Includes new definitions of "participant", "participant contract", "protected cell", and "sponsor". Provides that one or more sponsors may form a leased capital facility to ensure risks of its participants. Provides that the risks of participants shall be insured through participant contracts that segregate each participant's liabilities through one or more protected cells.

HB 583

HD1

RELATING TO THE CODE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

Authorizes the Commissioner of Financial Institutions to expedite emergency applications and to subpoena witnesses.

HB 599

HD1

RELATING TO NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.

Updates nonprofit corporations provisions with conformance to the most recent version of the Model Nonprofit Corporations Act.

HB 600

HD1

RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION.

Updates Hawaii's business registration laws to reflect modern business practices.

HB 1684

HD1

RELATING TO STATE AND LOCAL TAXATION OF MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

Provides for regulation and taxing of state and local wireless telecommunications services consistent with the Federal Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act.

HB 178

HD1

(HSCR 240)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for supplies in public schools.

HB 179

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates $27,500,000 for computers in the schools.

HB 180

HD1

(HSCR 242)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for more textbooks.

HB 3

HD1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for a 12-month (year-round) student activities coordinator for each public high school.

HB 94

HD1

RELATING TO PARENT-COMMUNITY NETWORKING CENTER PROGRAMS.

Appropriates funds for the establishment of new parent-community networking centers and for the further development of existing centers.

HB 611

HD1

RELATING TO CONCESSIONS AT PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES.

Allows the Hawaii Library Foundation and the Friends of the Library of Hawaii to conduct for-profit enterprises at state library facilities, and to deposit the net proceeds of those enterprises to their respective trust funds.

HB 612

HD1

RELATING TO THE LIBRARY ENHANCED SERVICES PROGRAM.

Makes permanent the Enhanced Services Program.

HB 613

RELATING TO REALLOCATION OF VACANT LIBRARY POSITIONS.

Makes permanent the authority of the State Librarian to administratively reallocate vacant positions and establish temporary positions.

HB 614

HD1

RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM.

Repeals the public-private partners for literacy trust fund and advisory council known as the "advisory alliance for literacy and lifelong learning."

HB 11

HD1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes the Hawaii State Student Council, with student representatives from each departmental school district. Requires the council to conduct an annual conference of secondary school students. Requires the council to determine whether to select the student member of the BOE or to run an election.

HB 487

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".

HB 96

HD1

RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

Designates the Office of the Lieutenant Governor as the lead agency to develop a plan for the establishment of a system of universal access to early childhood care. Appropriates funds.

HB 98

HD1

RELATING TO SCHOOL HEALTH.

Establishes comprehensive school health projects that promote the healthy development of all students and a comprehensive school health program. Convenes a joint planning committee to coordinate a phased implementation of the program.

HB 1671

HD1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Makes the Hawaii teacher standards board, rather than the DOE, responsible for the licensing and credentialing of teachers.

HB 1669

RELATING TO NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TEACHERS.

Authorizes the Hawaii teacher standards board to develop, implement, and administer a support program for National Board Certification candidates in the DOE.

HB 469

HD1

RELATING TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL.

Repeals the requirement that principals and vice-principals have served as teachers for a period of not less than five years. Requires principals and vice-principals to have appropriate school-level experience as determined by the department of education (DOE). Authorizes the DOE, on a case-by-case basis, to waive the certification requirements and school-level experience for vice-principal candidates with appropriate administrative experience.

HB 1678

HD1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Defines the class of children eligible for special education programs and services. Establishes a voucher program allowing parents of special education children to obtain special education services from private organizations.

HB 1668

HD1

RELATING TO REHIRING RETIRED TEACHERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Provides that Department of Education may rehire retired teachers in teacher shortage areas, with prior approval of superintendent and pursuant to collective bargaining.

HB 1675

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Makes Department of Education employees responsible for costs to implement and administer their own annuity contracts.

HB 1028

HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A MODEL UNITED NATIONS PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

Appropriates funds for a Model United Nations program for high school students.

HB 480

HD1

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.

HB 14

HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR ADDITIONAL SCHOOL CLERICAL POSITIONS.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for 312 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.

HB 946

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes the Pearl City High School cultural center reserve account in the state treasury. Requires moneys in the reserve account to be used for the repair and maintenance of the cultural center, including the purchase of equipment and supplies. Transfers excess moneys to the state general fund.

HB 1666

HD1

RELATING TO THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOLS.

Establishes the school-level minor repairs and maintenance special fund. Allows an individual whose state income tax credit for any taxable year is $2 or more to designate $2 of the same to be paid over to the special fund.

HB 1242

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.

Requires the Chief Procurement Officer to establish procurement preference guidelines for private contractors who provide volunteer assistance on school R&M projects.

HB 472

HD1

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Establishes the Hawaii school repair and maintenance trust fund as a separate fund of Hawaii 3R's, a nonprofit corporation, for coordination of private and federal efforts to repair and maintain public schools. Establishes a tax credit and procurement procedures for state contracts.

HB 461

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

Appropriates funds to the counties to administer the parking permit program for persons with disabilities.

HB 1356

HD2

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Prohibits health insurers from charging per-injection or oral medication co-payments for specific drugs that control multiple sclerosis.

HB 699

RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING.

Deletes the requirement that individuals who are to be tested for substance abuse be given a "medication" disclosure form.

HB 786

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DONATED DENTAL SERVICES.

Makes appropriation for donated dental services program for elderly, persons who have a disability or mental illness, or are homeless, through the Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped.

HB 284

HD1

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for thirty full-time registered nurses.

HB 790

HD1

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE WORKER INJURY PREVENTION.

Protects nurses and other health care workers from needlestick and other sharps-related injuries.

HB 917

HD1

RELATING TO CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS.

Requires licensing of independent clinical social workers; protects practice of independent clinical social work; protects title of licensed clinical social workers and clinical social workers; creates board; establishes license application requirements; requires continuing education before renewal of license; exempts employed clinical social worker employed by federal, state, or county government.

HB 100

RELATING TO AUTISM.

Establishes the Hawaii autism center of excellence (center) within the University of Hawaii School of Medicine; makes an appropriation.

HB 663

RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING PROGRAM.

Establishes mandatory hearing impairment screening for newborn infants.

HB 282

HD1

RELATING TO THE STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

Makes various amendments and name changes to the State's developmental disabilities law.

HB 647

HD1

RELATING TO THE DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD.

Allows the Disability and Communication Access Board to assess applicant fees for sign language interpreter credentialing, and to retain the fees in a special fund to offset the cost of the credentialing.