SB 3110

RELATING TO PARK ACQUISITIONS.

Appropriates moneys to purchase the 1.6-acre Waiehu beach park on the island of Maui.

SB 2076

SD1

RELATING TO LEASEHOLD CONVERSION.

Exempts from taxation 100% of capital gains realized during taxable years 2007-2011 from sale of leased fee interest in residential house lot or multi-family residential leasehold property to lessee, AOAO, or cooperative. (SD1)

SB 2282

SD1

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Updates and streamlines insurance statutes to conform with federal law and national standards. (SD1)

SB 2499

SD1

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Requires an investment broker and agent who share compensation for their services to pay the general excise tax for only that portion of the compensation retained by each. (SD1)

SB 3048

SD1

RELATING TO STATE MORTGAGE CREDIT CERTIFICATES.

Assists low and moderate income home buyers by providing a state income tax credit up to or equal to 20 percent of the annual mortgage interest payment. (SD1)

SB 3112

SD1

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Suspends the collection of the GET on motor vehicle gasoline for two years. (SD1)

SB 1659

SD1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Enables the department of education charter schools to receive federal grant monies under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (SD1)

SB 2071

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR STIPENDS FOR ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTORS AND COACHES EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to pay stipends for assistant athletic directors and coaches of department of education activities.

SB 2072

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR ATHLETIC HEALTH CARE TRAINERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Appropriates funds to establish 16.5 additional permanent athletic health care trainer positions in the public schools.

SB 2650

SD1

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Exempts members of the national guard and reserves from county vehicular taxes and fees for noncommercial motor vehicles. (SD1)

SB 2705

SD1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows the DOE to employ retired administrators and teachers full time to teach in areas with teacher shortage and to serve as mentors for new classroom teachers. (SD1)

SB 2707

SD1

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Makes an appropriation to cover charter school rent or lease payments, and maintenance, repair and improvement costs. (SD1)

SB 2708

SD1

RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.

Requires developer of new residential development to pay school impact fee for each new dwelling unit built; provides for fee to be phased in over 24 month period; restricts use of impact fees for construction of school facilities in the benefit district where they were collected; establishes school impact fee special fund; eff 7/1/2050. (SD1)

SB 2718

SD1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Caps the maximum annual contribution from a nonprofit organization that creates a charter school. (SD1)

SB 3101

SD1

RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

Creates early learning authority within DOE. Sets powers and duties of authority. Creates workforce and professional development institute within authority and sets duties. Allows authority to contract with nonprofit early education agency to assist authority. Appropriates $2,000,000. (SD1)

SB 3194

SD1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes income tax credit and incremental salary increases for teachers; a comprehensive evaluation process; temporary teacher licensing; and a master teaching program. Enhances national board certification incentive program. Appropriates funds. (SD1)

SB 2837

SD1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates $32,000,000 for schools in the department of education for equipment, supplies, and services. Reimburses each teacher up to $200 for money spent on classroom and instructional teaching supplies. (SD1)

SB 3195

SD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for a weighted student formula conversion program that provides supplementary allocations to schools adversely affected by the weighted student formula. (SD1)

SB 2145

SD1

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Requires OEQC to contract with the UH environmental center to perform a comprehensive review of the EIS process. Appropriates money to DOH to fund the contract. Appropriates money for the environmental council to hire a program director to coordinate the State's environmental justice activities. (SD1)

SB 3187

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN STATE FACILITIES.

Authorizes the issuance of $25,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, installation, and improvement of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies in state facilities.

SB 218

SD2

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Establishes the EMT stipend program to remedy the shortage of MICT paramedics in Hawaii and to assist, through a state-qualified MICT program, ten students per year who are public or private paramedics and currently do not have access to a stipend program. Makes appropriation. (SD2)

SB 2339

SD1

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM BRANCH.

Emergency appropriation ($7,154,735) for FY 2006 to pay for ambulance services contracts and general operating costs for supplies and equipment, including negotiated collective bargaining costs. (SD1)

SB 2347

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION.

Emergency appropriation ($1, 000, 000) in Early Intervention Special Fund monies for FY 2005-2006 for the DOH Healthy Start Program.

SB 2505

SD1

MAKES APPROPRIATIONS FOR SCHOOL-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR ADOLESCENTS.

Extends adolescent school-based substance abuse treatment programs to middle and intermediate schools, giving priority to schools with the greatest need. Makes appropriation. (SD1)

SB 2729

SD1

RELATING TO DENTISTS.

Establishes a dental care student loan repayment program as an incentive for dentists who serve in underserved communities and accept Med-QUEST and uninsured patients. (SD1)

SB 2764

SD1

RELATING TO TRAUMA CARE.

Establishes a trauma system fund to ensure and encourage the availability of trauma care in the State. Establishes dedicated sources of revenue for the fund. (SD1)

SB 3247

SD1

RELATING TO CARE HOMES.

Increases rates for adult residential care homes, adult foster homes, developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, and community care foster family homes. Adds developmental disabilities apartment complexes to care home providers receiving level of care payments. (SD1)

SB 3270

SD1

RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH.

Provides for reimbursement to federally qualified health centers. Appropriates funds to DOH for direct medical services for uninsured. (SD1)

SB 3283

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

Establishes a statewide comprehensive health care workforce map and database to compile and analyze data on the supply, demand, and distribution of all health care workers by specialty and practice location.

SB 2959

SD1

RELATING TO LABOR.

Establishes the rapid response development and training program within the community college system; transfers the manpower development and training program from the DLIR to the UH community college system; makes appropriation to UH for rapid response development and training program and to community college system for manpower development and training program. (SD1)

SB 2713

SD1

RELATING TO ELDERLY IDENTIFICATION.

Appropriates funds for SageWatch to implement the Kupuna ID Project as part of its outreach services. (SD1)

SB 2724

SD1

RELATING TO CHILDREN.

Directs the department of health to create an early intervention services program for children between age three and five with have developmental delays and whose developmental age is younger than their chronological age. Allows parents the option of choosing department of education programs instead. (SD1)

SB 3253

RELATING TO CAREGIVING.

Establishes a joint legislative committee on family caregiving.

SB 304

SD2

RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

Appropriates funds for the creation of positions within the UH nursing programs for fiscal year 2006-2007 to support Hawaii's nursing workforce needs. (SD2)

SB 2021

SD1

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. (SD1)

SB 2416

SD1

RELATING TO THE REHIRING OF RETIREES.

Enables public retirees to be rehired by the State or counties without suspension of their benefits. (SD1)

SB 3012

SD1

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Enables a member of the ERS who suffers from an incurable debilitating disease to qualify for ordinary disability retirement and to continue working until they are unable to continue working. (SD1)

SB 3020

SD1

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Requires the State and counties to provide health insurance to its emergency and temporary hires and part-time employees who work less than twenty hours a week who would otherwise not have health insurance coverage. (SD1)

SB 333

SD1

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

Makes an appropriation for the development of a permanent alternate data center. (SD1)

SB 2155

SD1

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Authorizes the agribusiness development corporation to issue revenue bonds to obtain agricultural land in Waialua from the Galbraith Estate. Enables the agribusiness development corporation to contract with banks to provide lease management services. Allows corporation to lease agricultural lands in Waialua for up to 55 years. (SD1)

SB 2417

SD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ERADICATE AND CONTROL THE COQUI FROG.

Makes appropriations to eradicate and control the coqui frog. (SD1)

SB 2984

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE KIKALA-KEOKEA HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.

Appropriates funds to the Kikala-Keokea housing revolving fund.

SB 3078

SD1

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Requests LRB to conduct a study and convene a working group to identify elements for the Hawaii agribusiness plan and to submit the LRB's and the working group's findings and recommendations to the legislature. (SD1)

SB 3084

SD1

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

Clarifies the appraisal process for state acquisitions of real property. (SD1)

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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi