HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2006
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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION |
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Rep. Roy M. Takumi, Chair |
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Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D., Vice Chair |
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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki |
Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina |
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Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla |
Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro |
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Rep. Jerry L. Chang |
Rep. Tommy Waters |
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Rep. Josh Green, M.D. |
Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching |
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Rep. Heléne H. Hale |
Rep. Lynn Finnegan |
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Rep. Bev Harbin |
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COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE |
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Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr., Chair |
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Rep. Clift Tsuji, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Jerry L. Chang |
Rep. Glenn Wakai |
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Rep. Robert N. Herkes |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu |
Rep. Chris Halford |
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Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay |
Rep. Bud Stonebraker |
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COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT |
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Rep. Kirk Caldwell, Chair |
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Rep. Bob Nakasone, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Pono Chong |
Rep. Joseph M. Souki |
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Rep. Ken Ito |
Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer |
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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro |
Rep. Anne V. Stevens |
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Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro |
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COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES |
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Rep. Alex M. Sonson, Chair |
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Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki |
Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami |
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Rep. Josh Green, M.D. |
Rep. Chris Halford |
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Rep. Heléne H. Hale |
Rep. Bud Stonebraker |
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Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 8, 2006 |
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TIME: |
2:30 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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HB 1843 |
RELATING TO VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE EDUCATION. Provides a comprehensive vocational agriculture education program in the department of education. |
EDN/AGR, FIN |
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HB 2141 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Directs the Hawaii Teachers Standards Board to create alternative criteria and other measures of qualification for highly qualified vocational education and career pathway teachers. |
EDN/LAB, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
THE FOLLOWING MEASURES WILL BE FOR DECISION MAKING ONLY.
No public testimony will be accepted.
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HB 2364 |
RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT REPORTING. Requires staff members of public or private schools, agency, or institutions who, in their professional capacity, have reason to believe that child abuse or neglect has occurred, or that there exists a substantial risk that a child may be abused or neglected in the foreseeable future, to immediately report the abuse or neglect directly to the DHS or the police. |
EDN/HUS, JUD |
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HB 2437 |
RELATING TO LOANS FOR TEACHERS. Establishes interest-free home purchase loan programs for teachers to provide them with an incentive to work in hard-to-staff rural areas. |
EDN, FIN |
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HB 2733 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY AT RURAL SCHOOLS ON MAUI, LANAI, AND MOLOKAI. Appropriates funds for a wireless fidelity network for schools in rural areas. Requires report to legislature. |
EDN, FIN |
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HB 2961 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes the federal revenue maximization revolving fund to collect and disburse revenue for medicaid-eligible health services provided to public school children. |
EDN, FIN |
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HB 1884 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Appropriates funds to retain a teacher position for the Hoa Aina O Makaha cultural learning center. |
EDN, FIN |
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________________________________________ Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr. Chair |
________________________________________ Rep. Roy Takumi Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. Kirk Caldwell Chair |
________________________________________ Rep. Alex M. Sonson Chair |