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, March 4, 2004

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 2887

SD1

(SSCR2392)

RELATING TO INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPACT.

Adopts the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Interstate Insurance Compact while exempting long-term care insurance from the provisions of the compact. (SD1)

CPH, WAM

SB 1206

(SSCR512)

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Gives taxpayers an aircraft operating lease investment income tax credit that is deductible from the net income tax liability of a lessee of an aircraft under an operating lease.

ECD/ENE, WAM

SB 2067

(SSCR2252)

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Appropriates matching funds to the University of Hawaii for the National Science Foundation Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research grant application.

EDU, WAM

SB 2426

SD1

(SSCR2276)

RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Establishes the center for school redesign as part of the college of education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus. Makes a $250,000 appropriation for the center. (SD1)

EDU, WAM

SB 2478

SD1

(SSCR2444)

RELATING TO IMPACT FEES.

Authorizes the department of education to assess and collect impact fees by intergovernmental agreement with a county, as fair share contributions of developers for the construction of state public school facilities. (SD1)

EDU/TMG/WLA, WAM

SB 2428

SD1

(SSCR2498)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes the Hawaii administrator standards board. (SD1)

EDU, WAM

SB 2256

(SSCR2496)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL.

Appropriates funds for personnel clerk positions within the DOE to ensure the timely processing of the reclassification of teachers.

EDU/LBR, WAM

SB 3012

SD1

(SSCR2452)

RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

Requires the Hawaii educational policy center to conduct an annual assessment of the educational accountability system. (SD1)

EDU/TMG, WAM

SB 3231

SD1

(SSCR2457)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Provides stipends for tutors, volunteers, and others who help schools before, during, and after school hours. (SD1)

EDU, WAM

SB 2573

SD1

(SSCR2461)

RELATING TO CAREGIVER TAX CREDIT.

Provides a $500 tax credit for providers of eligible care recipients. Requires annual report to the legislature. Repeals Act after five years. Imposes criminal sanctions for falsifying tax status. (SD1)

HTH/HMS, WAM

SB 2835

(SSCR2215)

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Allows the AG to retain and deposit into the Litigation Deposits Trust Fund 33% of any recovery from any civil action or settlement of a civil claim.

JHW, WAM

SB 2472

(SSCR2110)

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Authorizes the department of agriculture to charge user fees for the inspection, permitting and other services provided by the Department.

WLA, WAM

SB 2693

(SSCR2120)

RELATING TO FLOODS.

Requires DLNR to research the development of a sustainable flood project sponsorship prior to Helemano-Paukauila-Kaukonahua watershed management project.

WLA, WAM

ONLY WRITTEN COMMENTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED,

NO ORAL TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Persons wishing to submit written comments should submit 35 copies of their comments to the committee clerk, Room 210, State Capitol during regular business hours, or outside the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Office, Room 015, State Capitol for all other times, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Comments may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate that the comments are to be submitted for this particular decision making and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

 

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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi

Chair