SB 1698

SD2

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY GROWTH.

Establishes a tax credit for taxpayers that contribute in-kind services to establish or maintain technology laboratories in public schools. Appropriates funds for Project EAST expansion and for the Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii to coordinate marketing, with emphasis on representing Hawaii's technology companies and opportunities on the mainland.

SB 1781

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COMMUNITY-BASED REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.

Appropriates funds to support community-based programs that assist former inmates with successful reintegration into the community thereby reducing recidivism rates.

SB 467

SD2, HD1

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Requires office of youth services department of public safety to develop and implement gender-responsive community-based programs for female adjudicated youths and female offenders, respctively. Appropriates funds.

SB 1256

PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO MODIFY THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS.

Amends article X, section 6 of the Hawaii Constitution to modify the appointment process for the UH board of regents.

SB 1257

SD2, HD1

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Establishes the candidate advisory council to screen and propose candidates for appointment to the board of regents (BOR) of the University of Hawaii. Changes BOR membership by decreasing the number of members from twelve to eleven. Requires a certain number of BOR members to represent specific geographic areas. Establishes two consecutive five-year terms for BOR members. Establishes that at least three months prior to the conclusion of a BOR member's first five-year term, the senate will consider the question of whether to reconfirm the member's position on the board. Clarifies that every BOR member may serve beyond the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor has been appointed, has qualified, and has been confirmed by the senate.

SB 1897

SD2, HD1

RELATING TO LAND CONSERVATION.

Requires 25 percent of real estate conveyance tax revenues to be deposited annually into the Land Conservation Fund. Allows grants to state agencies, counties, and nonprofit land conservation organizations to acquire interest in "land having value as a resource of the state." Exempts the Land Conservation Fund from the 5 percent fee collected for government central service expenses relating to all special funds. Appropriates funding for three priority project areas in order to secure matching federal funding.

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Rep. Dwight Takamine