HB 210

HD 1, SD 1

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 212

HD 2, SD 1

RELATING TO THE STATE WATER CODE.

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

HB 213

HD2, SD 1

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Extends the composition of the current agribusiness development corporation's board of directors for an additional four years.

HB 503

HD 2, SD 1

RELATING TO STATE LEASES.

Authorizes issuance of a lease extension or new lease to agriculture lessees without a public auction under certain circumstances.

HB 861

HD 2, SD 1

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 1074

HD 2, SD 1

RELATING TO DROUGHT MITIGATING FACILITIES.

Allows an income 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.

HB 1089

HD 2, SD 1

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Directs unexpended and unencumbered funds appropriated by Act 117, SLH 1999, to the Hawaii agricultural development revolving fund at the close of fiscal year 2000-2001; appropriates funds from the Hawaii agricultural development revolving fund to continue the Hamakua agricultural subdivision project.

HB 1287

HD 1, SD 1

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Appropriates funds to be added to the base budget request of the University of Hawaii at Manoa for agricultural programs and research.

HB 1556

SD 1

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS.

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

HB 1684

HD 1, SD 1

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 1662

HD 1, SD 1

RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Repeals part III of chapter 206M, HRS, reenacts the same provisions, and makes this Act retroactive to April 28, 2000, the day after the enactment of Act 72, SLH 2000. Clarifies that the governor's and legislature's approval are required before the issuance of any special facility revenue bonds. Appropriates funds for technology marketing and promotion, biotechnology development, and high technology capital improvements.

HB 14

HD 1, SD 1

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 480

HD 1, SD 1

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 946

SD 1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Streamlines application process for charter schools by establishing a charter school review panel and submittal process timeline. Provides for provisional approval of charters. Establishes the BOE as final appeals and approval authority. Provides that the per pupil allocation to any charter school shall not exceed the department’s average per pupil expenditure based upon a school of 320 students or less; establishes a preference in review for existing publicly funded schools or programs. Appropriates funds for charter schools.

HB 1041

HD 2, SD 1

RELATING TO TEACHER COMPENSATION.

Requires teachers to receive their normal annual increment or longevity increase, as the case may be, for a year's satisfactory service in any fiscal year that an increase in the appropriate salary schedule is effected, except as provided by law.

HB 159

HD 1, SD 1

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Deletes the provision that states that the Hawaiian language college at the University of Hawaii at Hilo shall not be given additional general funds beyond the initial funding.

HB 186

SD 1

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LAND TRUST.

Appropriates funds to facilitate the establishment of a comprehensive information system for inventorying and maintaining information about the lands of the public land trust.

HB 47

HD 2, SD 1

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Establishes the Hawaii Rx Program to make prescription drugs more affordable to all residents of the State.

HB 100

SD 1

RELATING TO AUTISM.

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

HB 282

HD 2, SD 1

RELATING TO THE STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

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

HB 284

HD 1, SD 1

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Makes appropriation to hire full-time registered nurses in public schools; makes appropriation for grant-in-aid to St. Francis renal dialysis; makes appropriation to raise medically needy income standard.

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. (SD 1)

HB 516

HD 1, SD 1

RELATING TO TOBACCO.

Establishes the cigarette tax stamp enforcement special fund, tobacco enforcement special fund, and 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. Effective 1/1/2050

HB 543

SD 2

RELATING TO HOMELESS PROGRAMS.

Eliminates requirement that the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDCH) ensure that an independent compliance audit of each shelter provider be performed once every biennium. Requires providers to submit annual financial audits to HCDCH.

HB 513

HD 1, SD 1

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

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, HRS. (SD1)

HB 161

HD 2, SD 1

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS.

Creates a temporary working group to make recommendations on policy issues concerning access and use of criminal history record information for employment and licensing purposes.

HB 562

HD 2, SD 1

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Transfers the Deferred Compensation program to the Employees' Retirement System.

HB 852

HD 2, SD 1

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Provides for wage and salary adjustments for public sector managers excluded from collective bargaining that are on par with their civil service counterparts.

HB 1595

HD 1, SD 1

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Requires the proposed adjustments to compensation and benefit packages for excluded civil service employees to be at least equivalent to the adjustments provided within the employer's jurisdiction.

HB 269

HD 1, SD 1

RELATING TO TOURISM.

Assigns responsibility to market, operate, manage, and maintain the convention center facility to the Hawaii tourism authority (HTA); increases membership of the HTA board and clarifies that is a policy-making board; requires legislative notice for HTA contracts over $25,000; allocates TAT moneys to state parks special fund and caps the HTA at $60,000,000 annually; requires counties to spend 50% of any additional revenues on tourism activities; repeals HTA June 30, 2003; requires audit of the HTA with report to the 2002 Legislature.

HB 1589

HD 1, SD 1

RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

Establishes a surcharge tax of $7.25 a day on all transient accommodations furnished under contract with a tour packager.

HB 301

HD 2, SD 1

RELATING TO PUBLIC DISPLAY.

Allows use of non-aerial common fireworks from 7:00 a.m. Chinese New Year's Eve to 7:00 p.m. Chinese New Year's Day. Allows use of non-aerial common fireworks only for cultural purposes. Requires permit to set off any non-aerial fireworks. Sets mandatory minimum penalty for certain violations.

HB 511

HD 1, SD 1

RELATING TO REMEDIES OF PART VII, CHAPTER 103D, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Requires a protest bond when a procurement protest is initiated.

HB 620

HD 2, SD 1

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Gives state and county agencies discretion to determine whether or not it is in public interest to allow a private contractor to provide necessary services. Defines "state resident," "state contractor," and "state subcontractor;" increases bid preference for state contractors and subcontractors.

HB 728

SD 1

RELATING TO INCREASING DEVELOPMENT FLEXIBILITY OF PUBLIC LANDS.

Gives the Airports Division greater flexibility in the disposition of leases, subject to the approval of BLNR; streamlines the process of implementing the Airports Division's capital improvement program projects by reducing redundant requirements.

HB 1686

HD 1, SD 1

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS FOR INTER-ISLAND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION.

Authorizes issuance of special facility revenue bonds for improvements to harbor facilities for use by Rainbow Island Express to operate an inter-island and intra-island ferry service.

HB 369

HD 2, SD 1

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Senator Brian Taniguchi