THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HOUSING

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair

Senator Michelle Kidani, Vice Chair

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

~~Wednesday, March 18, 2009~~ Friday, March 20, 2009

TIME:

~~2:00pm~~ 1:30pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A M E N D E D A G E N D A

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Requires counties to offer incentives for affordable housing development. Requires counties to provide flexibility in public facility requirements for rental housing projects with units for tenants at or below median income levels, 40 percent of which units are for tenants with incomes 80 percent or below the median. (HB363 HD2)

EDH, TIA

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.

Authorizes general obligation bond funds for affordable housing projects. Allows the funds to be used to match federal funds that may be appropriated under any federal fiscal stimulus legislation. (HB1221 HD1)

EDH, WAM

RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Requires a portion of housing units in residential developments constructed with state assistance, on land purchased or leased from the State and on land located in a community development district, to be sold pursuant to restrictions that ensure continued affordability over time. Takes effect July 1, 2020. (HB1232 HD1)

EDH, WTL

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Restricts state low-income housing leases in certain cases, to no more than 5 years. Effective 07/01/2020. (HB1692 HD2)

EDH, WAM

RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING.

Requires the Hawaii public housing authority to establish a minimum rent schedule. Requires a minimum monthly rent for state public housing units and annual Consumer Price Index adjustment of minimum rent. Prohibits preferences for tenant selection. (HB1694 HD2)

EDH, WAM

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Makes necessary housekeeping amendments to chapter 201H, Hawaii Revised Statutes; authorizes the imposition of service fees to recoup program administrative expenses. (HB1045 HD1)

EDH, WAM

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Authorizes the Hawaii teacher standards board to suspend its policies, rules, and standards when required by extenuating circumstances. Authorizes the board to determine how it collects license fees. (HB183 HD1)

EDH

[Measure added 03-16-09]

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Amends the permitted uses of land within the agricultural district with soil classifications of A or B to include educational facilities and agricultural appurtenances. (HB1436 HD1)

EDH, WTL

[Measure added 03-16-09]

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Eliminates the per-pupil method of funding for charter schools, requiring the charter schools to follow the same budgetary request process as other state agencies. Requires the Charter School Administrative Office to submit a report of all means of financing with its budgetary request to the Director of Finance. (HB1686 HD2)

EDH, WAM

[Measure added 03-16-09]

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Creates the Facilities Alignment Commission to establish criteria for the selection of public schools to be constructed, expanded, consolidated, or closed, and recommend a list of areas for new school construction, and of schools for expansion, consolidation, or closure. Requires the Board of Education to comply with these recommendations if the Legislature does not disapprove of them in their entirety. (HB1376 HD1)

EDH, WAM

[Measure added 03-16-09]

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:

· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at EDHTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 230, State Capitol.

· By fax: Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6842.

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Senator Norman Sakamoto

Chair