THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011
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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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Senator Will Espero, Chair |
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Senator Michelle Kidani, Vice Chair |
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COMMITTEE ON HEALTH |
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Senator Josh Green, M.D., Chair |
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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 |
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TIME: |
2:45 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO SMOKING. Requires the Department of Taxation to issue smoking establishment permits to establishments and premises that hold certain classes of liquor licenses; requires permit holders to post specified signs; specifies that conflicting county laws shall not supersede state law; makes conforming amendments.
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HTH/PGM, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE DISCLOSURE OF VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. Authorizes the Department of Health to provide certain public health records to law enforcement officers to facilitate criminal investigations.
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HTH/PGM, JDL |
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RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH RELEASE ON CONDITIONS OF A PERSON FOUND UNFIT TO STAND TRIAL. Requires the Department of Health to provide a fitness restoration program for defendants unfit to proceed with court proceedings and on conditional release. Allows Department of Public Safety to take appropriate action on information shared regarding defendant compliance.
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HTH/PGM, JDL |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE HOSPITAL. Requires the department of public safety to provide security at the Hawaii state hospital. Requires a report to the legislature on strategies and plans to address the needs for appropriate security and the needs of the increasing and aging forensic population at the Hawaii state hospital.
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HTH/PGM, WAM |
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RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. Prohibits physically restraining pregnant inmates, unless extraordinary circumstances exist.
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HTH/PGM |
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RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. Adds a section to chapter 353, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to the mental health treatment of inmates and detainees in the custody of the Department of Public Safety.
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PGM/HTH, JDL |
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RELATING TO NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE. Authorizes a naturopathic physician to prescribe controlled substances.
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PGM/HTH, CPN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Transfers jurisdiction over the medical marijuana laws from the department of public safety to the department of health.
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PGM/HTH, 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 PGMTestimony@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 231, 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 586-6823.
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///////////________________________________________ Senator Josh Green, M.D. Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator Will Espero Chair |