HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Pono Chong

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Mark S. Moses

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Kymberly Pine

Rep. Kameo Tanaka

Rep. Anne V. Stevens

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

THURSDAY, April 6, 2006

TIME:

2:00 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 1

SB 218

SD4

(HSCR996-06)

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Establishes EMT training stipend program to remedy shortage of MICT paramedics and assist 10 students per year who are public or private paramedics and cannot access a program. Appropriates unspecified amount.

HLT, FIN

SB 2133

SD2, HD1

(HSCR1247-06)

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Establishes the Hawaii Health Authority and appropriates funds. Establishes a Youth Suicide Early Intervention and Prevention Program and appropriates funds. Limits use of mercury-containing vaccines in Hawaii.

HLT, FIN

SB 2343

SD2, HD1

(HSCR1248-06)

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS.

Requires criminal history record checks on persons providing care or having access to residents of healthcare facilities.

HLT, FIN

SB 2502

SD2

(HSCR1091-06)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DONATED DENTAL SERVICES.

Appropriates funds for the donated dental services program for the elderly, disabled, or medically compromised.

HLT, FIN

SB 2725

SD2, HD1

(HSCR1252-06)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HEALTHY START.

Making an appropriation for Hawaii's Healthy Start program for continued service and support of high-risk families.

HLT/HUS, FIN

SB 475

SD2, HD1

(HSCR1246)

RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

Increases standard of need from the 1993 federal poverty level to the current poverty level. Includes the aged, blind, and disabled in determining the amounts of assistance. Removes limitation on making general assistance payments only from total appropriations for that purpose.

HUS, FIN

SB 2162

SD2, HD1

(HSCR1149-06)

RELATING TO FOSTER CHILDREN.

Requires the Department of Human Services to provide written consent to allow foster children to apply for a driver's license. Requires a foster child's natural parents to pay for the child's car insurance and establishes provisions for payment if the child's parents are unable to pay. Allows higher education board allowances to be paid directly to former foster children.

HUS, CPC, FIN

SB 3215

SD1, HD1

(HSCR1140-06)

RELATING TO CHILDREN.

Statutorily establishes the children of incarcerated parents task force until 2007. Appropriates funds.

HUS/PSM, FIN

SB 3065

SD1

(HSCR1062-06)

RELATING TO THE ONE CALL CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

Increases voting members on one call center advisory committee from fifteen to seventeen members. Includes among the voting members one person from the water utility industry and one person from the wastewater industry.

CPC, FIN

SB 2357

HD1

(HSCR1163-06)

RELATING TO SECTION 13 OF ACT 380, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1997.

Extends for 5 years until 07/01/2012 the sunset date (07/01/07) on the use of new safe harbor agreements, habitat conservation plans, and incidental take licenses as recovery options for conserving and protecting the State's endangered species.

EEP, JUD, FIN

SB 2004

SD1, HD1

(HSCR1023-06)

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Establishes Ahu o Laka state monument; directs DLNR to adopt rules for the protection and maintenance of the Ahu o Laka state monument.

WLO/HAW, FIN

SB 2021

SD2, HD1

(HSCR1176-06)

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

Allows a retiree who moves outside of the coverage of the EUTF to be reimbursed for the lesser of an amount equal to the amount of the personal health insurance policy or contributions for the most comparable EUTF plans for the retiree.

LAB, FIN

SB 2036

SD1

(HSCR1026-06)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR.

Appropriates funds to create an international business and technology incubator program in Hawaii.

EDB/INT, FIN

     

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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Rep. Dwight Takamine

Chair