THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2010
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COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS |
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Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Chair |
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Senator Shan S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 22, 2010 |
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10:20 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
Please submit testimony on the Proposed Drafts. Copies of the Proposed Drafts are available from
the Senate Document Center and are posted on the legislature's website at www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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RELATING TO EARLY EDUCATION. Removes the provision requiring the department of education to establish and maintain a public school junior kindergarten program. (Proposed SD2)
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. Requires the department of education to make available vacant school facilities or portions of school facilities for use by charter schools. Requires the charter school review panel to compile a prioritized list of charter schools that wish to use vacant school facilities or portions of school facilities. Makes changes to charter school funding. (Proposed SD2)
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. Makes several changes to the charter school system and charter schools funding to increase the accountability, efficiency, and quality of charter schools and the charter school system. (Proposed SD2)
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Requires the department of education to periodically report to the legislature information on non-core programs. Requires the board of education to close an existing school prior to opening a new school. (Proposed SD2)
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Imposes a consumer fireworks tax at the wholesale level. Clarifies definition of "cultural" to include religious events held in the State. Increases fireworks permit fees. Dedicates fireworks permit fees to counties for law enforcement purposes. Increases fines for violation. Effective 7/1/2050. (Proposed SD2)
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PSM/TIA, WAM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVICE. Part I prohibits permanently filling, directly or indirectly, any and all positions insulated from partiality from the effective date of the Act through January 2, 2011; part II Requires every state agency to report to the legislature all non-civil service, temporary employees employed by the agency for each quarterly period of the fiscal year. (Proposed SD1)
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LBR, WAM |
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RELATING TO CONFORMITY OF THE HAWAII INCOME TAX LAW TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. Provides a measure for conforming amendments to the Hawaii income tax law based upon amendments to the Internal Revenue Code for calendar year 2009. (SD1)
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WAM |
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 WAMTestimony@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 210, 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 586-6800.
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________________________________________ Senator Donna Mercado Kim Chair |
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