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:	Tuesday, March 2, 2004
TIME:	5:00 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 5

HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, AGENDA # 1:

HB 2386 HD1 (HSCR414-04)	RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. Allows certain class B and class C felony charges to be initiated by information charging.	JUD, FIN
HB 2520 HD1 (HSCR415-04)	RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSING. Adopts federal requirements relating to commercial motor vehicle safety and licensing (Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999).	JUD, FIN

HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, AGENDA # 2:

HB 2864

HD1

(HSCR399-04)

RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

Directs the executive branch to prepare preliminary design and request for proposals for the design, development, and operation of a correctional treatment facility and to consider the undeveloped portion on the existing Halawa correctional facility as one possible site for the facility.

PSM, 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 2273 (HSCR117-04)	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes a revolving fund for the after-school plus program.	EDN, FIN
HB 2911 HD1 (HSCR266-04)	RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. Requires accountings conducted by new century charter schools to be subject to audit and inspection by the department and the auditor. Requires disclosure of certain financial records and policies and procedures. Requires compliance with health and safety requirements, county laws and requirements, and state and county land use laws.	EDN, FIN

HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, AGENDA # 1:

HB 2956 (HSCR345-04)	RELATING TO MASS TRANSIT. Reserves a portion of state gasoline tax revenues paid in Honolulu to pay for a fixed guideway mass transit system.	TRN, FIN
HB 2883 HD2 (HSCR385-04)	RELATING TO WIRELESS ENHANCED 911 SERVICE. Establishes a monthly surcharge on mobile phone connections to fund implementation of wireless enhanced 911 by wireless providers and county public safety agencies; creates wireless enhanced 911 board to oversee collection and distribution of surcharge funds; requires reports to the legislature, protection of proprietary provider information, and regular audits of the fund.	TRN, CPC, FIN

HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, AGENDA # 3:

HB 2961 HD1 (HSCR170-04)	RELATING TO ETHANOL. Changes ethanol investment tax credit to a production tax credit that provides an incentive based on production capacity of the facility. Provides credit of 30 cents per gallon of nameplate capacity between 10,000 and 15 million gallons.	EEP, FIN
HB 2968 HD1 (HSCR168-04)	RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. Clarifies and increases the effectiveness of the Deposit Beverage Container Program by exempting containers exported for sale from the container fee after 10-1-04, determining the redemption rate on an annual basis, allowing the 5-cent deposit value to be charged starting 11/1/04, exempting beverage container deposits from income tax, among other provisions.	EEP, FIN

HEARD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, AGENDA # 4:

HB 2172

HD1

(HSCR377-04)

RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

Exempts telecommunications carriers from the requirement of prior PUC approval before issuing securities.

CPC, FIN

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Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine

Chair