SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
1:30 p.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
The purpose of the informational briefing is to discuss the Department of Education's Information Technology Services. The Assistant Superintendent, Office of Information Technology Services, Mr. Jeff Bloom, and other personnel, as appropriate, are requested to appear before the committees.
COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
Wednesday January 24, 2007
2:15 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 73 |
RELATING TO CONSUMER ACTIONS. If a constitutional amendment authorizes it, the Act establishes a right of a consumer to bring an action for declaratory relief for any law enacted by the Legislature that has primarily a negative economic impact on the consumer.
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CPC, JUD |
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HB 75 |
RELATING TO BUILDING CODES. Establishes state building code commission tasked with the adoption of a uniform state building code.
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CPC, FIN |
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HB 93 |
RELATING TO BUILDING CODES. Establishes a statewide model building code and design standards. Makes appropriation.
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CPC, FIN |
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HB 107 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Allows an individual taxpayer to request that the taxpayer's refund be electronically deposited into more than one checking or savings account.
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CPC, FIN |
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HB 182 |
RELATING TO REGULATION OF HOME INSPECTORS. Requires licensing of professional home inspectors by the department of commerce and consumer affairs. Establishes licensing board. Appropriates funds.
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CPC, FIN |
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HB 270 |
RELATING TO THE REGULATORY LICENSING REFORM ACT. Amends regulatory licensing reform act to prohibit redundant or unnecessary professional or vocational regulatory programs. Requires Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to sunset a program that the auditor finds redundant or unnecessary and where there is no contrary action by the legislature.
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CPC, LMG, FIN |
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HB 363 |
RELATING TO RELOCATION SERVICES. Improves the seller disclosure law for residential property by broadening the application of the law to include both the seller and previous seller of property resold within one year; requires greater accountability by real estate agents and brokers with respect to a seller's disclosure; and broadens the application of the law to include quitclaim deed transfers.
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CPC, JUD |
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HB 373 |
RELATING TO SCRAP DEALERS. Requires scrap seller or scrap seller's agent to disclose the location from which and party from whom scrap was obtained prior to sale to a scrap dealer; increases penalties for violation.
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CPC, JUD |
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HB 430 |
RELATING TO PAYDAY LENDING. Requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to regulate the payday lending industry through licensing. Appropriates funds to establish a financial literacy education program.
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CPC, FIN |
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HB 483 |
RELATING TO CHECK CASHING. Requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to regulate the check cashing industry through licensing requirements.
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CPC, JUD |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING AND COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
Thursday, January 25, 2007
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 7 |
RELATING TO THE I-SAVERX PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM. Directs governor to establish the State of Hawaii's participation in the I-SaveRx prescription drug program to provide residents with increased access to affordable drugs.
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HLT/HSH, CPC, FIN |
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HB 10 |
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Makes rebate agreements between drug manufacturers and department of human services mandatory. Requires the department to inform health care providers about drug costs for manufacturers with rebate agreements and those without rebate agreements.
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HSH/HLT, CPC, FIN |
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HB 12 |
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST CONTAINMENT AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS. Requires the director of human services to establish a pharmacy best practices and cost control program including medicaid and other state public assistance health benefits plans, in which any public and private health plan may participate. Includes a prescription drug preferred list and prior authorization review process. Requires drug manufacturers to disclose economic benefits of $25 or more provided to persons who prescribe, dispense, or purchase prescription drugs.
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HLT/HSH, CPC, FIN |
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HB 47 |
RELATING TO SUN PROTECTION. Establishes a sun protection program for students in public schools and children in child care homes and group child care centers.
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HLT/HSH, EDN, FIN |
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HB 55 |
RELATING TO YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION. Establishes statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention program. Appropriates $ to department of health to implement the program.
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HLT/HSH, FIN |
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HB 148 |
RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. Establishes a long-term care income tax to pay for long-term care benefits; establishes long-term care income tax credit for amounts paid for purchase of long-term care insurance; clarifies that long-term care taxes are not state funds; makes appropriations.
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HLT/HSH, CPC, FIN |
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HB 223 |
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Earmarks General Excise Taxes generated from health care service providers to support subsidies for hospital on-call services, emergency transport services, rural hospital health care services, affordable health care for part-time workers who are ineligible for employer provided health insurance under the Prepaid Health Care Act, and support services for people without health insurance.
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HLT/HSH, LAB, FIN |
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HB 102 |
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Requires the department of human services to apply a self-sufficiency standard, to be established and updated annually by the department of business, economic development, and tourism to determine the amount of assistance allowance. Defines self-sufficiency standard. Requires reports to the legislature from the department of human services.
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HSH, EDB, FIN |
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HB 114 |
RELATING TO FAMILY COURTS. Requires a minor adjudicated of actions that would constitute distribution of drugs to choose detention in a youth correctional facility or drug counseling in the company of the minor's parents or guardians.
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HSH, JUD, FIN |
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HB 203 |
RELATING TO NEUROTRAUMA. Allows money from the neurotrauma special fund to be used for direct services to individuals with neurotrauma; requires the department of human services to apply for a federal waiver for the use of moneys from the fund.
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HSH, HLT, FIN |
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HB 326 |
RELATING TO CHILDREN. Establishes a two-year statewide task force to evaluate and make recommendations on the State's system responses to cases of child sexual assault and exploitation. Makes appropriations for the task force.
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HSH, JUD, FIN |
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HB 105 |
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority, in cooperation with the City and County of Honolulu, to develop a plan for an affordable housing community within the Kalaeloa Community Development District.
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HSH, WLH, FIN |
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HB 150 |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Increases the share of the conveyance tax dedicated to the rental housing trust fund to 65% and makes various other appropriations to assist the homeless.
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HSH, WLH, FIN |
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HB 237 |
RELATING TO LAND USE. Specifies that flexibility in land use density provisions be provided to rental housing projects where at least 50 percent of the rental units are affordable to residents with incomes at or below a percentage of the median family income of the zip code area where the rental housing project is located.
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HSH, WLH, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Thursday January 25, 2007
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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Part IV of Act 240, SLH 2006 establishes the "Solar Water Heating Pay As You Save" program and directs the Public Utilities Commission to implement a pilot program. The purpose of this informational briefing is to receive information on the benefits of solar water heating systems in Hawaii by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and a presentation on the PAYS® system by Mr. Harlan Lachman of the Energy Efficiency Institute and PAYS® America, a non-profit organization providing research and education about the PAYS® system. The PAYS® system enables building owners or tenants to obtain and install money-saving energy efficiency products with no upfront payment and no debt obligation thus making the installation of efficiency products attractive to consumers, vendors and investors.
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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Thursday,
January 25, 2007
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 2 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Appropriates funds to the department of public safety to develop a plan by January 1, 2008, to return all female Hawaii prisoners incarcerated in mainland prisons back to Oahu by July 1, 2009.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 3 |
RELATING TO PRISONS. Requires the Department of Public Safety to conduct a study to identify three sites within the State for a new minimum security prison by December 15, 2007. Requires a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2008.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 5 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Appropriates funds for the expansion of the restorative circles pilot program to other correctional facilities statewide.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 195 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII CIVIL AIR PATROL. Appropriates funds for the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 301 |
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PERTAINING TO THE CIVIL AIR PATROL. Capital improvements pertaining to the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol Wing Headquarters.
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PSM, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TAXATION AND HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Thursday, January 25, 2007
1:15 p.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
The joint informational briefing focuses on development of a creative media industry in Hawaii, with updates on the progress made by the Academy for Creative Media-University of Hawaii, use of Hawaii's film/TV production and investment credits, and infrastructure-workforce and development needs of this emerging industry.
Guest panelists will cover various segments of the industry, and provide industry insights on what's needed to grow the industry locally:
· Chris Lee, Founder – Academy for Creative Media
· Henk Rogers, CEO-President – Blue Planet Software
· Michael Riveiro, President - Home Baked Entertainment
· Donne Dawson, Manager – Hawaii Film Branch-DBEDT
· Candy Suiso, Waianae Seariders Productions
COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE AND COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Thursday, January 25, 2007
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 58 |
RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF THE SALE OF PRIVATE TELEPHONE RECORDS. Criminalizes the brokering of customer information acquired from a telecommunication service provider.
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CPC/JUD |
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HB 246 |
RELATING TO INFORMATION. Requires public or private entities responsible for the inadvertent, unauthorized disclosure of personal financial information to pay for access to credit reports for at least 1 year.
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CPC/JUD, FIN |
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HB 365 |
RELATING TO SCRAP DEALERS. Transfers license issuance and enforcement duties regarding scrap dealers from counties to the Department of the Attorney General. Establishes penalties for failure to obtain a scrap dealer license, and to obtain identification and written statements from sellers regarding ownership of scrap. Exempts currently licensed scrap dealers for 180 days after effective date. Appropriates funds.
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CPC/JUD, FIN |
Decision making to follow
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
Friday, January 26, 2007
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 56 |
RELATING TO HEALTH. Establishes the Hawaii Health Commission to develop a plan for health care for all individuals in the state.
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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HB 228 |
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Prohibits health insurance rates that are excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory. Requires health care insurers to submit rate filings for approval by the insurance commissioner. Establishes penalties and appeal procedures.
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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HB 590 |
RELATING TO VACCINATIONS. Requires health insurance policies issued in the State to cover human papillomavirus vaccination for people age 11 through 26; directs the department of health to include human papillomavirus immunization in the teen vax program.
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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HB 8 |
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Allows consumers, the State, and other affected parties to obtain an injunction, damages, and other relief when a drug manufacturer or its licensee sells prescription drugs for an excessive price
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HLT, CPC, JUD |
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HB 6 |
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Requires quarterly reports that disclose the average wholesale price, wholesale acquisition cost, average manufacturer price, and best price for each of the manufacturer's drugs from manufacturers of certain prescription drugs dispensed in this State.
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HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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HB 770 |
RELATING TO DENTISTS. Allows for the independent administration of a deceased dentist's estate.
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HLT, CPC, JUD |
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HB 229 |
RELATING TO RURAL HEALTH CARE. Establishes the Hawaii health corps program to provide health care to underserved areas of the State.
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HLT, HED, FIN |
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HB 378 |
RELATING TO NURSING EDUCATION. Appropriates funds for nursing education at the University of Hawaii.
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HLT, HED, FIN |
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HB 212 |
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Establishes a statewide comprehensive health care workforce map and database to compile and analyze data on the supply and distribution of all health care workers by specialty and practice location. Appropriates funds.
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HLT, LAB, FIN |
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Friday, January 26, 2007
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 1 |
RELATING TO A COMPREHENSIVE OFFENDER REENTRY SYSTEM. Establishes offender reentry system to assist adult and juvenile offenders with preparing for release and reintegration back to the community. Establishes interagency committee and appropriates funds for demonstration projects
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PSM/LAB, JUD, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Friday, January 26, 2007
9:05 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 34 |
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Prohibits the employees' retirement system from acquiring securities of companies that have active business operations with Sudan.
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LAB, INT, FIN |
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HB 393 |
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 fewer than twenty hours a week who would otherwise not have health insurance coverage.
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LAB, FIN |
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HB 503 |
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Authorizes department of accounting and general services to implement payroll deduction for state employees who wish to buy city and county of Honolulu bus passes. Requires coordination with the city and county of Honolulu.
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LAB, FIN |
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HB 52 |
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. Prohibits employers from suspending, discharging, or discriminating against an employee for taking sick leave.
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LAB, FIN |
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HB 53 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Subjects the employer-selected "independent medical examiner" to general medical malpractice standards as applicable in Hawaii.
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LAB, JUD, FIN |
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HB 305 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Authorizes recovery of attorney's fees and costs under workers' compensation law by any person who successfully defends any charge of workers' compensation insurance fraud, except criminal cases, against the person who initiates and prosecutes the action. Authorizes the insurance commissioner to investigate complaints and prosecute cases of workers' compensation fraud, provided that the complaint is against an insurance carrier, a self-insured employer, or a full-insured employer.
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LAB, CPC/JUD |
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HB 316 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Excludes services performed by an individual who is a member of a limited liability company or a partner of a limited liability partnership who has a distributional interest in the company or partnership of at least fifty percent, a partner of a partnership, and a sole proprietor from the definition of "employment" under the workers' compensation law.
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LAB, EDB |
Decision making to follow.