HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Sol P. Kaho`ohalahala

Rep. Thomas Waters

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Kika G. Bukoski

Rep. Romy M. Mindo

Rep. Mark G. Jernigan

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Colleen R. Meyer

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Mark S. Moses

Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

DATE:

Friday, February 27, 2004

TIME:

10:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

ADDENDUM TO A G E N D A # 1

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD

 

HEARD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17:

 

HB 2005

(HSCR46-04)

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Changes the name of the Rx program to Rx plus; adds new definitions of "covered drugs", "participating retail pharmacy", and "qualified resident"; establishes requirements to determine qualified residents; requires department of human services to conduct ongoing quality assurance activities; clarifies consequences applicable to nonparticipating manufacturers.

 

HLT/CPC, FIN

HB 2002

HD1

(HSCR476-04)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Implements education reform and decentralization measures; establishes a student weighted formula for providing operating moneys to individual public schools.

EDN, FIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, AGENDA # 4:

HB 2184

HD1

(HSCR477-04)

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Proposes to amend Article X, section 2 of the Hawaii Constitution to provide for election of Board of Education members from school districts as provided by law; upon passage of the constitutional amendment, requires 17 BOE members, with one member per district to be elected out of 17 school districts; requires residency in the school district; creates a temporary School District Commission modeled on the Reapportionment Commission to establish 17 school districts each comprised of 3 representative districts, that to the extent possible preserve school complex and community boundaries; provides that thereafter the Reapportionment Commission shall in a reapportionment year redraw school district boundaries consistent with statutory criteria and reapportioned districts.

 

EDN/JUD, FIN

HB 1931

HD1

(HSCR114-04)

RELATING TO PARENT-COMMUNITY NETWORKING CENTERS.

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

 

EDN, FIN

HB 2273

(HSCR117-04)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes a revolving fund for the after-school plus program.

EDN, FIN

     

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

 

 

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Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine

Chair