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 DECISION MAKING

DATE:

Tuesday, February 27, 2001

TIME:

5:00 PM.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A # 4

 

HEARD ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, AGENDA # 3:

 

HB 1385

HD2

(HSCR495)

RELATING TO NET ENERGY METERING.

Provides net energy metering for eligible customer-generators. (HB1385 HD2)

EEP,CPC,FIN

 

HEARD ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, AGENDA # 5:

 

HB 159

HD1

(HSCR60)

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. (HB159 HD1)

HED,FIN

 

HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, AGENDA # 2:

 

HB 632

HD2

(HSCR410)

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Allows the department of human services to license home and community-based case management agencies. (HB632 HD2)

HSH,JHA,FIN

 

HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, AGENDA # 4:

 

HB 47

HD1

(HSCR80)

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.

CPC/JHA,FIN

 

HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, AGENDA # 8:

 

HB 472

HD1

(HSCR383)

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.

EDN,FIN

 

HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, AGENDA # 9:

 

HB 1356

HD2

(HSCR535)

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Prohibits health insurers from charging per-injection or oral medication co-payments for specific drugs that control multiple sclerosis. (HB1356 HD2)

HLT,FIN

 

HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, AGENDA # 1:

 

HB 1351

(HSCR414)

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Establishes an impact litigation unit in the office of the attorney general.

JHA,FIN

     

 

HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, AGENDA # 2:

 

HB 161

HD1

(HSCR415)

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS.

Creates working group to make recommendations on policy issues raised by Legislative Reference Bureau study.

JHA,FIN

 

 

 

 

HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, AGENDA # 3:

 

HB 774

HD1

(HSCR310)

RELATING TO COURTS.

Requires newly appointed judges and "per dium" judges who handle family law and domestic abuse cases to undergo education in subjects relevant to issues and problems unique to those cases, subject to the availability of federal funds.

JHA,FIN

 

HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, AGENDA # 7:

 

HB 503

HD1

(HSCR455)

RELATING TO STATE LEASES.

Provides guidelines for the Department of Land and Natural Resources to renegotiate and extend agricultural leases.

WLU/AGR,FIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AS THIS IS A DECISION MAKING MEETING ONLY, NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6200.

 

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Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine

Chair