THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
Senator David Y. Ige, Chair
Senator Michelle Kidani, Vice-Chair
MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, MARCH 01, 2011
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DATE:
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Tuesday, March 01, 2011
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TIME:
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9:15 AM
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PLACE:
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Conference Room 211
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street
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DECISION MAKING ON THE
FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):
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SB1174
SD1
(SSCR333)
Testimony
Status
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RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Amends section 302B-8, HRS, to require budget requests by the charter school
administrative office for needs-based facilities funding to be accompanied by
a detailed explanation as to the formula used and the funding request
breakdown by school. Establishes a task force to determine a needs-based
facilities funding formula, process, or both, to be used by all agencies in
the calculation of charter school facilities funding. (SD1).
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EDU, WAM
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SB1363
SD1
(SSCR338)
Testimony
Status
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RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Requires businesses to collect a 25 cent offset fee for distribution of every
non-reusable checkout bag. Provides exemptions for certain uses and for
beneficiaries of the women, infants, and children program and the
supplemental nutrition assistance program. Provides for the department of
health to collect seventy-five per cent of offset fee to be used for
administration and enforcement. Allows businesses to retain twenty-five per
cent of the offset fee as taxable income. Exempts the offset fee from general
excise tax. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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ENE/EDT, WAM
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SB904
SD1
(SSCR221)
Testimony
Status
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RELATING TO THE HOMELESS.
Requires the department of human services to locate suitable properties for a
housing first program to implement affordable rental housing projects,
including an initial housing first single-resident occupancy affordable
rental housing model project site in an urban core. Requires DHS to report
to the legislature and the governor. (SD1)
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HMS, WAM
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SB912
SD1
(SSCR223)
Testimony
Status
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RELATING TO HOUSING.
Appropriates funds for the housing placement program within the homeless
programs office of the department of human services; funds to be expended by
the department of human services. (SD1)
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HMS, WAM
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SB1269
SD1
(SSCR419)
Testimony
Status
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RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF COMPENSATION FOR PURPOSES OF THE
EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Amends the definition of "compensation" for the purpose of
calculating retirement benefits. Provides a gradual stepped-down calculation
for additional compensation for members who are members as of June 30, 2011,
for the purposes of calculating retirement benefits. Eliminates additional
compensation for new members for the purpose of calculating retirement
benefits. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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JDL, WAM
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No testimony will be accepted.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6230.