THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2003
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair |
Senator Melodie Williams Aduja, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
DATE: |
February 11, 2003 |
TIME: |
2:45pm |
PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
The following measures were previously heard on January 30, 2003:
SB 358 |
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Provides a tax credit for taxpayers that create jobs by hiring additional full-time employees for quality jobs. Defines a quality job as a full-time employee position in enterprise zones with wages that are fifteen per cent above the state average wage. Establishes the amount of the tax credit to be $5,000 over five years. Sets the maximum allowable credit per taxable year to $1,000. Allows carryover of unused credit to subsequent years |
ECD, WAM |
SB 659 |
RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONE. Designates the entire island of Oahu as an enterprise zone for two years from 07/01/2003 to 06/30/2005. |
ECD, WAM |
SB 82 |
RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES. Broadens scope of the types of businesses that qualify for a "qualified business" designation within the Barbers Point/Kalaeloa enterprise zone to include any lawful business situated within the zone. |
ECD, WAM |
SB 836 |
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Provides an entrepreneur tax credit for taxpayers that create and maintain high paying jobs in Hawaii. |
ECD, WAM |
SB 1253 |
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DATA. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) to establish an industry tracking program whereby businesses provide relevant information to DBEDT to track and evaluate business industries. Provides a tax credit for businesses that participate in the industry tracking program. |
ECD, WAM |
SB 1254 |
RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. Establishes and appropriates funds for an office of international relations under the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. |
ECD, WAM |
Decision making in ECD only
SB 1250 |
RELATING TO NEW ECONOMY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. Allows moneys in the employment and training fund to be used for employers to train their own employees, incentives for employers to train residents in skills in critically short supply, and incentives for employers to train workers recently unemployed or likely to be unemployed. |
ECD/LBR, WAM |
NO TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THESE MEASURES
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__________________________________ Senator Carol Fukunaga Chair |
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