THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Senator Jill Tokuda, Chair
Senator Michelle Kidani, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

DATE:

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB2348
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE STATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL FUND.
Repeals the state educational facilities improvement special fund.  Remaining funds lapse to the general fund.

EDU, WAM

SB2654
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Prohibits the DOE from transferring funds from EDN 100 to any other program.

EDU, WAM

SB2964
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO TAXATION.
Authorizes a state income tax deduction for qualified student loan interest paid on tuition expenses at the University of Hawaii system.

EDU, WAM
[Measure added on 2/13/2012]

SB2483
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires every public school, public charter school, private school, and the University of Hawaii to have one or more fully automated external defibrillators (AED) on the site of every sporting event and requires the trainers and teachers at each school to be trained and certified on the use of AED's.

EDU, WAM
[Measure added on 2/13/2012]

SB2991
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO ALOHA STADIUM.
Requires the stadium authority to pay the University of Hawaii twenty-five per cent of all revenues the University of Hawaii generates at Aloha Stadium.  Authorizes payment of the distribution to the University of Hawaii out of the stadium special fund.

EDT/EDU, WAM
[Measure added on 2/13/2012]

SB3037
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTER FOR EXPLORATION SYSTEMS.
Transfers the Pacific international space center for exploration systems from the University of Hawaii to DBEDT's office of aerospace development.  Establishes a PISCES board of directors.

PGM/EDU/EDT, WAM
[Measure added on 2/14/2012]

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-587-7215.