COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
1:30 p.m. to completion
Conference Room 308; State Capitol
AGENDA:
Department of Human Services
Office of Youth Services
Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility HMS 503
MedQuest Division
Benefits, Employment, and Support Services Division
General Support for Self-Sufficiency Services HMS 903
Aged, Blind, and Disabled Payments HMS 202
Federal Assistance Payments HMS 206
Employment and Training HMS 237
Cash Support for Child Care HMS 305
Social Services Division
Child Protective Services HMS 301
Adult and Community Care Services HMS 601
General Support for Social Services HMS 901
Child Protective Services Payments HMS 303
Community-Based Residential Support HMS 605
Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Blind Division
Disability Determination HMS 238
Vocational Rehabilitation HMS 802
Hawaii Public Housing Authority
Rental Housing Services HMS 220
Homeless Services HMS 224
HPHA Administration HMS 229
Rental Assistance Services HMS 222
Human Services
General Administration (DHS) HMS 904
COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE AND COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION, BUSINESS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACCOMMODATION. Regulates the profession of exchange accommodation.
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CPC/JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES. Requires foreclosing lenders to notify their mortgagors about mortgage counseling. Makes foreclosure void if notice not provided.
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CPC/JUD |
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RELATING TO USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES. Requires dealers to disclose material facts, as well as material mechanical defects, to consumers of used motor vehicles. Requires dealers to use good faith and due care in preparing disclosure notice to consumers of used motor vehicles.
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CPC/JUD |
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RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS. Excludes ground transportation of passengers and freight from regulation by the public utilities commission. Repeals the motor carrier law.
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CPC/TRN, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY. Establishes a construction authority to be attached to the department of accounting and general services to oversee statewide procurement for construction, the facilitation of permit processing, and professional and vocational licensing of contractors, electricians, plumbers, elevator mechanics, professional engineers, architects, surveyors, and landscape architects. Creates a special fund funded by professional licensing fees and the general excise tax upon contractors.
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CPC/EBM, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD. Authorizes the Hawaii teacher standards board to delegate certain duties to the executive director or other designee. Requires the Hawaii teacher standards board to conduct its meetings in accordance with chapters 91 and 92.
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EDN/LAB, JUD |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Changes the terms of service for principals and vice principals from 12 months to 10 months. Returns principals and vice principals to 12-month terms of service if performance contracts for principals are established by the 2011-2012 school year.
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EDN/LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPALS AND VICE-PRINCIPALS. Requires the department of education to determine alternative routes to certification for school principals and vice-principals. Repeals the department of education's authority to waive certain teacher certification and school-level experience requirements for vice-principal candidates on a case-by-case basis.
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EDN/LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE. Ensures that the civil service benefits of department of education civil service employees are the same as those provided to civil service employees of other executive branch agencies.
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EDN/LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO RESEARCH. Requires the department of education, the University of Hawaii, and the department of labor and industrial relations to share data to support research that will improve educational and workforce outcomes and meet the longitudinal data requirements of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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EDN/HED/LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO ELECTRONIC WARRANT VOUCHERS. Allows the department of education, department of accounting and general services, and the University of Hawaii to accept electronically mailed warrant vouchers for bills of materials, supplies, and incidentals as original documentation, the receipt of which authorizes payment to be made to each individual to whom the State is indebted.
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EDN/HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO PREAUDITS FOR PROPOSED PAYMENTS. Clarifies that the department of education is required to preaudit proposed payments of $10,000 or more. Allows the University of Hawaii and the department of education to preaudit sample populations for proposed payments of less than $10,000 to determine the propriety of expenditures and compliance with applicable laws, executive orders, and rules, as their respective chief financial officers determine to be appropriate. Extends the date until which the University of Hawaii and the department of education shall have autonomous authority over their accounting systems and other purchasing responsibilities and duties.
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EDN/HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO INDEMNIFICATION OF COUNTY AGENCIES. Facilitates the process by which the department of education obtains approval for the State to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless a county agency, its officers, agents, and employees for public school purposes and functions on county facilities.
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EDN, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Repeals the school-level minor repair and maintenance account.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Disallows the sale of ice cream and candy by public schools in conformance to the State of Hawaii wellness guidelines.
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EDN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Removes unnecessary restrictions on the use of food distribution program revolving funds. Allows the use of food distribution program revolving funds to support the administration and operation of the food distribution program pursuant to 7 Code of Federal Regulations section 250.15.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Authorizes the department of education to make rules governing traffic and parking conditions on roadways and other areas under the jurisdiction of the department, including rules for the assessment of parking fees. Establishes the department of education parking revolving fund. Provides that parking fees collected by the school principal or designee shall be deposited to the credit of the school's nonappropriated local school fund account.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE EARLY LEARNING COUNCIL. Allows the early learning council to conduct meetings by teleconference. Sets out quorum requirements and public notice and participation requirements for teleconference meetings.
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EDN, JUD |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Adds age limits for public school students entering grades eleven and twelve.
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EDN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION, BUSINESS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
2:30 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM. Establishes the department of business, economic development, and tourism operation special fund. Imposes a surcharge on the fees charged by certain departments for certain business- and commerce-related authorizations and services. Requires the deposit of the surcharge revenues, as well as $2 million from the financial institutions tax, into the special fund. Requires moneys in the special fund to be used for the operation of the department of business, economic development, and tourism. Takes effect on 7/1/10 and sunsets on 6/30/15.
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EBM/CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY REVIEW BOARD. Transfers the administrative assignment of the small business regulatory review board from the department of business, economic development, and tourism to the department of commerce and consumer affairs.
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EBM/CPC, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION, BUSINESS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
Thursday, January 28, 2010
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
The purpose of this informational briefing will be to discuss the recommendations of the Construction Industry Task Force, made in response to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 132, S.D. 1 (2009).
Presenters
Warren Haruki, Task Force Chair
Ray Kamikawa – Tax
Micah Kane – Government
Harry Saunders or Mike Jones – Workforce Housing
Bruce Robinson or Joel Matsunaga – Renewable Energy
EBM only:
9:30 a.m. AGENDA:
RELATING TO VETERANS. Requires an applicant for a veteran's license plate to include a copy of the applicant's most recent discharge paper or separation document that indicates an honorable discharge or general (under honorable conditions) discharge from active duty.
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EBM, TRN |
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RELATING TO UNIFORM MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE. Repeals the uniform maintenance allowance for enlisted personnel.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides a temporary tax credit for residential construction and remodeling projects.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO FLAGS. Recognizes and requires the prisoner of war/missing in action flag to be flown with the U.S. and Hawaiian flags.
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EBM, JUD |
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RELATING TO OUT-OF-STATE OFFICES. Beginning July 1, 2010, requires the auditor to conduct at least every two years a management and financial audit of the department of business, economic development, and tourism out-of-state offices; requires reports to the legislature; repeals exemption from audit and accounting requirements for out-of-state offices.
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EBM, LMG, FIN |
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RELATING TO GIFT CERTIFICATES. Extends the minimum expiration period for gift certificates from two to five years and requires issuers to honor gift certificates during this period. Defines "service fee".
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EBM, CPC |
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RELATING TO LIQUOR. Repeals the prohibition on providing a premium or free goods of intoxicating liquor or other merchandise in connection with the sale of intoxicating liquor.
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EBM, CPC |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
8:30 a.m. AGENDA:
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION ACT. Establishes comprehensive child abduction prevention law. Lists factors to determine risk of abduction, and establishes measures courts may include in order to prevent abduction both before and after issuance of child custody decrees.
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HUS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS. Reduces the number of required annual fingerprint-based criminal history record checks from two to one.
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HUS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO INFANT AND TODDLER CHILD CARE CENTERS. Allows the Department of Human Services to adopt rules to implement a standardized set of procedures accommodating complaints and grievances against infant and toddler child care centers.
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HUS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO CHILD CARE. Imposes a maximum child care subsidy of $500 per month per child and authorizes the department of human services to amend its guidelines for determining eligibility for child care subsidies.
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HUS, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
9:00 a.m. AGENDA:
Decision making only (heard on 01/25/10):
RELATING TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY POVERTY REDUCTION TASK FORCE. Establishes a joint legislative economic opportunity poverty reduction task force to advance economic opportunity to reduce by at least 50% by 2020, the number of Hawaii residents, including children and families, living in poverty.
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HUS, EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Establishes the domestic violence task force to facilitate discussions concerning policies to address domestic violence in Hawaii and then report to the legislature.
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HUS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING. Extends the sunset date of the electronic monitoring program to July 1, 2011. Requires the Judiciary to submit a report to the 2011 Legislature on concerns and recommendations to improve the global positioning satellite tracking system.
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HUS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. Establishes a program in the family court for the registration of child custody evaluators. Allows board of family court judges to adopt certification of child custody evaluators.
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HUS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. Makes fear of domestic or sexual violence a good cause for not accepting otherwise suitable, available work.
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HUS, LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH. Authorizes holding public events that celebrate Children and Youth Day to be held on state capitol grounds.
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HUS, TCI, FIN |
HUS/HLT only:
9:30 a.m. AGENDA:
RELATING TO MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY. Requires the department of human services to provide medicaid presumptive eligibility to patients who have been waitlisted for long-term care; and conduct a study of a computerized medicaid applications system; requires reports to the legislature.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUSES. Establishes a joint legislative keiki caucus and a joint legislative kupuna caucus.
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HUS/HLT, LMG, FIN |
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RELATING TO CASE MANAGERS. Requires certification by the Commission for Case Manager Certification for a case manager to practice as a certified case manager in the State.
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HUS/HLT, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE CASE MANAGEMENT. Convenes a temporary Health Care Case Management Task Force to research the quality of care provided by case managers and case management agencies and to ensure that standards of practice are consistently followed.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Thursday, January 28, 2010
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
RELATING TO THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY. Repeals the petroleum industry information reporting requirements, the petroleum industry monitoring, analysis, and reporting program, and the PIMAR special fund.
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EEP, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO NET ZERO ENERGY BUILDING PERMITTING. Requires priority state and county permitting for buildings that consume zero net energy and have no carbon emissions.
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EEP, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
EEP/WLO only:
9:05 a.m. AGENDA:
RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE. Establishes the emergency environmental workforce.
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EEP/WLO, HED, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
Thursday, January 28, 2010
9:45 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
RELATING TO THE WIRELESS ENHANCED 911 FUND. Requires an independent audit of the wireless enhanced 911 fund annually. Specifies that the audit shall include information on the status of projects undertaken or planned by public safety answering points. Specifies that the results of the audit shall be included in the board's annual report to the legislature.
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PBS, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Establishes a cause of action to abate the illegal purchasing, selling, possession, setting off, igniting or discharging of fireworks. Allows the court to order the closure of any place used in violation of the fireworks law. Allows for the forfeiture of property used in violation of the fireworks law.
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PBS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO SHERIFFS. Transfers the office of sheriff from the department of public safety to the department of the attorney general.
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PBS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO CRIME. Provides that patrons of prostitutes who are convicted of a first offense shall be required to pay a $500 surcharge and complete an 8-hour educational and counseling program. Establishes a special fund to fund and administer the program.
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PBS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires the Hawaii paroling authority to establish a medical release program for no-risk inmates who are permanently and totally disabled, terminally ill, or geriatric. Requires department of public safety to assess and refer inmates to the Hawaii paroling authority. Sets conditions for medical release.
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PBS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO SENTENCING. Permits certain non-violent repeat offenders convicted of drug possession to be sentenced to alternative programs instead of to prison.
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PBS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires bills to amend or create new offenses, or to change parole or probation procedures, to be accompanied by a correctional impact statement. Requires assistance of the corrections population management commission to prepare corrections population impact.
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PBS, LMG, FIN |
Decision making to follow.