SB 248

SD3

RELATING TO THE CONVENTION CENTER.

Raises limit on amount of revenues that may be deposited into the Convention Center Enterprise Special Fund.

SB 919

SD1, HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR BIOREMEDIATION RESEARCH.

Appropriates funds for biotreatability evaluation, additional research, and small-scale testing of bioremediating contaminated sediments in statewide waterways by the University of Hawaii, college of tropical agriculture and human resources (CTAHR).

SB 1241

HD1

RELATING TO CANCER EXAMINATIONS.

Repeals requirement for hospitals to offer a uterine cytologic examination for cancer to every female in-patient 20 years of age or older unless the exam is contraindicated by attending physician or was performed within the previous year.

SB 1661

SD2

RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII.

Requires the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii to complete the construction of the Villages of Kapolei within five years of effective date of this Act.

SB 945

SD1

RELATING TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

Allocates moneys from Tobacco Settlement Special Fund to Office of Youth Services, DOE, and counties to establish dedicated source of funding for nonschool-hour youth programs.

SB 1332

SD2, HD1

RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICIALS IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT.

Establishes an executive salary commission to review and recommend the salaries of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the department heads of the Executive Branch, executive officers, and the deputy department heads. Provides that commission convene in the month of November 2003, and convene every eight years thereafter and that recommendations be made to the legislature.

SB 1333

SD1, HD1

RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICIALS IN THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT.

Authorizes the judicial salary commission to determine salaries for justices, judges, and appointed administrative judiciary officers effective July 1, 2004, and every eight years thereafter, subject to legislative and gubernatorial approval.

SB 830

SD1, HD2

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS.

Implements the recommendations of the criminal history record check working group established pursuant to Act 263, SLH 2001, to address inconsistencies and duplicative statutory language authorizing record checks for employment background checks, certifications, and licensing of individuals.

SB 635

SD2, HD1

RELATING TO TRAFFIC FINES.

Establishes a problem solving courts special fund for various treatment programs as directed by the chief justice of the judiciary. Directs $ in fiscal years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 from uncontested fines, forfeitures, assessments, and penalties for traffic infractions to the judiciary computer system special fund, and deposits the excess uncontested fines, forfeitures, assessments, and penalties for traffic infractions, grants, donations, and other funding sources into the problem solving courts special fund.

SB 1393

SD2, HD1

RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT.

Establishes a new department of corrections, transfers correctional programs from the department of public safety to the department of corrections, and changes the name of the department of public safety to the department of law enforcement to more accurately reflect its mission.

SB 1446

SD2, HD1

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

Creates a revolving fund for developing and assisting the development of healthcare and biomedical technology to detect cancer, including cervical cancer, in its early stages.

SB 426

SD1, HD1

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Extends the authority of the Hawaii community development authority to issue special facility revenue bonds to the fiscal biennium 2003-2005 for construction of an ocean science center in Kakaako; increases special facility revenue bond authorization to $40,000,000; amends definition of "special facility".

SB 58

SD1, HD1

RELATING TO SCHOOL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.

Appropriates funds for a grant to Hawaii 3R's for the school repair and maintenance fund. Appropriates funds for a position with the DAGS to coordinate the public and private efforts to repair and maintain public schools.

SB 420

SD1

RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.

Eliminates certain funds that do not meet the criteria for continuation, and transfers excess balances from these special and revolving funds to the general fund.

SB 1305

SD1

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.

Transfers the excess balances in special and revolving funds to the state general fund.

SB 1311

SD1

RELATING TO SPECIAL FUNDS.

Repeals the exemption of certain special funds from the assessment of central services expenses and pro rata share of departmental administrative expenses.

SB 1061

SD1, HD1

RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES.

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Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine