THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 26, 2004

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 3194

SD1

(SSCR2240)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE RX PROGRAM.

Appropriates $400,000 to implement the Hawaii Rx program. (SD1)

 

CPH, WAM

SB 2055

SD1

(SSCR2419)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Provides that the salary schedules of high school principals shall be based on a twelve-month term of service. Provides retention bonuses for principals and vice-principals. (SD1)

EDU/LBR, WAM

SB 2057

(SSCR2246)

RELATING TO TEACHER EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for faculty positions at the college of education of the University of Hawaii.

EDU, WAM

SB 2059

SD1

(SSCR2435)

RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

Establishes academic achievement, safety and well being, and civic responsibility as the agreed upon goals for Hawaii's public education accountability. Defines performance indicators for these areas. (SD1)

EDU, WAM

SB 2062

(SSCR2248)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for 1.00 FTE educational officer position and 1.00 FTE clerk position to increase the professional development and educational research institute's capacity to recruit and train principals and other educational officers for the DOE.

EDU, WAM

SB 2069

SD1

(SSCR2495)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD.

Appropriates funds to the Hawaii teacher standards board to implement and administer a support program for national board certification candidates in the DOE. (SD1)

EDU, WAM

SB 2070

SD1

(SSCR2420)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD.

Appropriates funding for the Hawaii teacher standards board, including converting 2 existing positions to 2 permanent positions. (SD1)

EDU, WAM

SB 2111

(SSCR2255)

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.

EDU, WAM

SB 2172

(SSCR2261)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FULL-TIME STUDENT ACTIVITIES COORDINATORS.

Appropriates funds for full-time student activities coordinators in all public high schools.

EDU, WAM

SB 2318

SD1

(SSCR2270)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Provides one permanent half-time teacher or teacher's aide for each department of education third grade classroom. (SD1)

EDU, WAM

SB 2755

(SSCR2284)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

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

EDU, WAM

SB 2757

(SSCR2285)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows the department of education and the board of education to hire attorneys other than the attorney general, to provide legal services for the department of education, the board of education, and the Hawaii state public library system.

EDU/JHW, WAM

SB 3205

SD1

(SSCR2294)

RELATING TO CLASS SIZE REDUCTION.

Requires the department of education, subject to the availability of funds, to reduce the ratio of students to teachers in kindergarten to grade three to not more than twenty-five students to one teacher, over a period of four years. (SD1

EDU, WAM

SB 3238

SD1

(SSCR2073)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Implements education reform and decentralization measures; appropriates funding. (SD1)

EDU, WAM

SB 2158

(SSCR2372)

RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES.

Appropriates $200,000 to DOH for a 24-hour Hawaii poison hotline.

HTH, WAM

SB 2328

(SSCR2153)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR KAUAI COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER.

Appropriates funds to Kauai community health center for dental services.

HTH, WAM

SB 2465

SD1

(SSCR2460)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HANA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER.

Appropriates funds for the Hana Community Health Center. (SD1)

HTH, WAM

SB 2471

SD1

(SSCR2373)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR LAMALAMA KA 'ILI AT MOLOKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Appropriates funds to Molokai General Hospital for Lamalama Ka `Ili Community Health Services programs and general operating costs. (SD1)

HTH, WAM

SB 2473

(SSCR2077)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR MOLOKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Appropriates funds to Molokai General Hospital for operating costs during fiscal year 2004-2005.

HTH, WAM

SB 2582

(SSCR2154)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DONATED DENTAL SERVICES.

Appropriates $30,765 for FY 2004-2005 for the donated dental services program for the elderly, disabled, or medically compromised, to be expended by the DOH.

HTH, WAM

SB 2604

(SSCR2081)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE WAIANAE COAST COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER.

Appropriates funds for emergency medical services at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC).

HTH, WAM

SB 2683

SD1

(SSCR2390)

RELATING TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE.

Appropriates funds to Kauai Community Health Center for primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services for the uninsured. (SD1)

HTH, WAM

SB 3068

SD1

(SSCR2383)

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.

Appropriates funds for various health and human services programs, including grants, for FY 2004-2005. (SD1)

HTH/HMS, WAM

SB 2150

SD1

(SSCR2308)

RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.

Appropriates funds to the alcohol and drug abuse division of DOH to expand their funding base to ensure that parents with children under the age of nineteen are allowed the option to participate in residential substance abuse treatment and therapeutic living homes. (SD1)

HTH/HMS, WAM

SB 2154

(SSCR2309)

RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

Appropriates funds to the department of health to fund evidence-based substance abuse prevention programs.

HTH, WAM

SB 3019

(SSCR2148)

RELATING TO HEALTH BENEFITS.

Provides collective bargaining 12 with a tax credit for health care benefits due to the increased cost.

LBR, WAM

SB 3235

SD1

(SSCR2157)

RELATING TO CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE.

Allocates the one-half-cent increase in the tobacco tax that takes effect on July 1, 2004, and an additional one-half-cent increase in the tobacco tax, to prevention and treatment programs and services for crystal methamphetamine. (SD1)

HTH/HMS, WAM

SB 2153

SD1

(SSCR2371)

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Requires the University of Hawaii to repay the tobacco settlement funds it received over time. (SD1)

HTH/HMS, WAM

SB 3084

SD1

(SSCR2095)

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Appropriates funds for the expansion of the KASHBOX substance abuse treatment program at Waiawa correctional facility and the creation of offender transitional services centers. (SD1)

JHW, WAM
     

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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi

Chair