THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Colleen Hanabusa, Chair

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2004

TIME:

1:00 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from April 1 and April 2, 2004)

HB 537

HD1

(HSCR658)

RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS.

Adds sexual orientation as a protected status for laws prohibiting discrimination in housing. Creates an additional exemption to discrimination in housing law. Adds sexual orientation and familial status as protected statuses in anti-blockbusting law. (HB537 HD1)

JHW

SCR 50

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ENSURE FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THAT PORTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULES THAT CALLS FOR "APPROPRIATE INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES" FOR STUDENTS EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL DUE TO "POSSESSION OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON, SWITCHBLADE KNIFE, INTOXICATING LIQUOR, OR ILLICIT DRUGS".

EDU/JHW

SCR 61

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FISCAL AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S HAWAIIAN STUDIES PROGRAM.

EDU/JHW, WAM

SCR 71

REQUESTING A STUDY OF GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER YOUTH OF HAWAII.

EDU/JHW

(Please note: The Committee on EDU will hold its decision making on the above measure(s) on Monday, April 5, 2004 at 1:00 pm in conference room 212.)

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6911.