SB 1009

SD1

RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS.

Extends the individual development account tax credit for five years. Authorizes financial institutions to claim the tax credit and use part of the private funds contributed for ministerial purposes. Raises contribution ceiling from $1 million to $2 million. (SD1)

SB 1721

SD1

RELATING TO A STATE CULTURAL PUBLIC MARKET.

Promotes cultural awareness, education, and diversity of the Hawaiian culture and that of other ethnic groups throughout the islands through the establishment of a permanent venue for the vendors and artists to showcase their products and their talents. (SD1)

SB 1347

SD1

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

Authorizes tax collector to foreclose on real property on which tax lien has existed for at least 18 months or on which are owed fines exceeding $25,000 due to egregious zoning or building code violations. (SD1)

SB 1793

SD1

RELATING TO LEASEHOLD CONVERSION.

Exempts from taxation 100% of income received by lessors from sale of leased fee interest in multi-family leasehold residential properties and residential leasehold house lots to lessees. (SD1)

SB 1643

SD1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Makes clarifying amendments to the new century charter school statutes. Allows charter schools to propose their own weighted student formula. (SD1)

SB 27

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE KAPIOLANI CHILD AT-RISK EVALUATION PROGRAM.

Appropriates funds for Kapiolani Child At-Risk Evaluation program.

SB 790

SD1

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.

Requires criminal background checks for all prospective individuals, including adult volunteers, who provide care and servides to frail, elderly or disabled adult residents of care facilities and related programs. (SD1)

SB 1780

SD1

RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON FATHERHOOD.

Extends the sunset date of Act 156, SLH 2003 from 6/30/05 to 6/30/07 and provides that the commission shall be administratively attached to the department of human services. Appropriates funds for the commission. (SD1)

SB 1570

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COMMUNITY-BASED REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS FOR FEMALE OFFENDERS TRANSITIONING FROM PRISON TO THE COMMUNITY.

Appropriates funds for community-based programs that assist female offender in transitioning from prison back into the community.

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 87

SD1

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Creates a collective bargaining unit for substitute teachers of the department of education, including part-time substitute teachers working less than one-half of a full-time equivalent. (SD1)

SB 1190

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Provides members of bargaining unit (12) with a state income tax exemption for salaries and wages as set forth in the collective bargaining agreement for bargaining unit (12).

SB 1250

SD1

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS.

Requires the board of education to develop a classification/compensation plan for substitute teachers' pay commensurate with their educational training and academic qualifications. (SD1)

SB 629

RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS ON THE INTERNET.

Appropriates funds for legislative media streaming to provide audio and video streaming of legislative proceedings over the internet.

SB 1136

SD1

RELATING TO HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE.

Requires competitive bidding on small purchases of construction contracts for drilling and soil testing. Eff. 7/1/2020. (SD1)

SB 1366

SD1

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Authorizes each county to levy a county general excise and use tax surcharge to fund public rail transit or other transportation improvements. (SD1)

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.

Authorizes the transfer of excess revenues in the amount of $22,277,213 in the highway special fund to the general fund.

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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi