THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY |
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Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair |
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, February 6, 2009 |
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1:15 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Adopts amendments to Hawaii tax laws to implement the streamlined sales and use tax agreement.
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RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Establishes a general excise tax exemption for all of the proceeds arising from the provision of flight instruction.
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RELATING TO ADVANCED FLIGHT SIMULATOR TRAINING. Adds businesses engaged in advanced flight simulator training for pilots, dispatchers, mechanics, or air traffic controllers to the definition of "qualified business" under the state enterprise zone law.
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RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDITS. Provides an income tax credit for employers when their employees telecommute for work.
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RELATING TO TELEWORK. Establishes the telework task force to develop a comprehensive plan that will encourage and expand telework opportunities in Hawaii while reducing harmful environmental impacts, traffic congestion, the dependence on fossil fuels, and encourage a better quality of life for people who commute to work in Hawaii. Makes an appropriation.
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RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY. Clarifies the operation of the high technology research and development loan and grant program to allow the State to catch up to increased federal award amounts since 1989. Gives priority to first-time small business innovation research and small business technology transfer award or contract recipients. Allows, rather than requires, the grant program to borrow funds from the Hawaii capital loan revolving fund.
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RELATING TO COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Authorizes the Hawaii community‑based economic development revolving fund to receive funding from any source; repeals prohibition on reallocation of funds from loan program to grant program and reduces the maximum interest rate on the loans from 10% to 6%; reduces limit on applicant's total loan balance from $500,000 to $250,000; deletes requirement that advisory council members be reimbursed for expenses from the revolving fund; clarifies nonprofit determination.
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT SHARED SERVICES TECHNOLOGY. Establishes the Shared Services Technology Special Fund to allow departments and agencies to pool resources for common technology systems, hardware, and software.
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES. Establishes two permanent exempt positions within the Department of Accounting and General Services for the purpose of acquiring and applying highly specialized technology skills and knowledge.
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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:
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 216, 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.
· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at EDTTestimony@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.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:30 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 measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6934.
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________________________________________ Senator Carol Fukunaga Chair |
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