THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Colleen Hanabusa, Chair

Senator Clayton Hee, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2005

TIME:

9:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Monday, February 14, 2005)

SB 913

RELATING TO CEDED LANDS.

Prohibits the State from selling, exchanging, or otherwise alienating lands contained in the public land trust.

CPH/JHW, WAM

SB 452

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT.

Enacts the Uniform Athlete Agents Act to protect student-athletes and educational institutions. Provides for registration of athlete agents, the required form of contract, the right of the student athlete to cancel an agency contract, disclosure requirements relating to record maintenance, reporting, renewal, notice, warning, and security. Provides for reciprocity among the States.

CPH/JHW, WAM

(Please note: The Committee on CPH held its decision making on the above measure(s) on February 14, 2005.)

 

SB 1551

RELATING TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION.

Allows the OIP to enforce chapter 92, public agency meetings and records. Allows OIP to waive fees to access government records if public interest is served by a waiver. Requires the judicial council to provide 2 or more nominees to the governor for the OIP director position, which shall be for a term of 6 years. Removes wilful intent from voiding final actions and removes mandatory voiding of sunshine law violations.

JHW, WAM
     

 

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7793.