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 DECISION MAKING
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Wednesday February 24, 2010 |
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10:05am |
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Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
The following measure(s) were previously heard by the Senate standing committee on Economic Development and Technology.
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RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS. Authorizes the use of moneys from the works of art special fund for specific state foundation on culture and the arts personnel costs; deletes exclusion from the one per cent amount; requires an annual report to the governor and the legislature; use of the fund for personnel costs sunsets June 30, 2015; effective July 1, 2050. (SD1)
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EDT/JGO, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY REVIEW BOARD. Transfers the small business regulatory review board from the department of business, economic development, and tourism to the department of commerce and consumer affairs; authorizes the board to employ and set the salary of a small business advocate; and authorizes the expenses of the board to be funded entirely from the compliance resolution fund. (SD1)
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EDT/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Amends the state private investment fund to direct its investment capital to venture capital funds that commit to equity investments in businesses located within the state and demonstrate ability to mentor entrepreneurs; authorizes an unspecified amount for tax credits to be used by the fund as collateral. (SD1)
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EDT, WAM |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Adopts amendments to Hawaii tax laws to implement the streamlined sales and use tax agreement. Effective when the State becomes a party to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. (SD1)
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EDT, WAM |
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RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY. Requires the director of commerce and consumer affairs, in conjunction with expanded digital cable programming and services, promote and encourage telework; establishes a telework promotion and broadband assistance advisory council; establishes a work group to develop procedures for streamlined permitting functions applicable to development of broadband services or technology; requires department of commerce and consumer affairs to report annually to the legislature on expenditures of federal moneys for broadband facilities, services, equipment, or contracts. (SD1)
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EDT, WAM |
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RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Implements the information technology recommendations of auditor's Report No. 09-06; establishes within the office of the governor a chief information officer and information technology steering committee to organize, manage, and oversee statewide information technology governance. (SD1)
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EDT, WAM |
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RELATING TO OUT-OF-STATE OFFICES. Beginning July 1, 2010, requires at least every two years an audit of the department of business, economic development, and tourism out-of-state offices; repeals exemption from audit and accounting requirements for out-of-state offices; beginning February 1, 2010, requires the department to cease expending or transferring any remaining federal reimbursement marketing development cooperator program funds; requires the department to update policies and procedures of the out-of-state offices; requires the state procurement office to review financial records of the 2005 trade mission; requires reports to the legislature. (SD1)
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EDT, WAM |
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Decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.
Persons wishing to comment should submit their comments in one of the following ways:
· By Email: Comments 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.
· In person: 1 copy of their Comments to the committee clerk, Room 210, State Capitol.
By fax: Comments 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 comments is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing
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.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6800.
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________________________________________ Senator Donna Mercado Kim Chair |
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