HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Chair

Rep. Mark M. Nakashima, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino

Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Rep. Karen L. Awana

Rep. K. Mark Takai

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Roy M. Takumi

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Jessica Wooley

Rep. Faye P. Hanohano

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. John M. Mizuno

Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

TIME:

2:00pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HEARING

 

HB 2639, HD1

(HSCR180-12)

Status

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Amends the University of Hawaii college-credit equivalency program to include service in the United States armed forces. Requires the program to develop a learning assessment to determine eligibility.  Effective July 1, 2020.  (HB2639 HD1)

 

PBM, HED, FIN

HB 2671, HD1

(HSCR244-12)

Status

RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY.

Authorizes the office of planning to convene a statewide sustainability partnership, develop sustainability guidelines, establish benchmarks for measuring sustainability progress, and coordinate sustainability progress made by the State and counties.  Makes appropriation.  Effective July 1, 2012  (HB2671 HD1) 

 

WLO/EEP/AGR, HED, FIN

HB 2859

(HSCR252-12)

Status

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Excludes student help from the list of state employees statutorily barred from inclusion in any appropriate collective bargaining unit.  Effective July 1, 2012.

 

LAB, HED, FIN

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 9, 2012. No public testimony will be accepted.

 

HB 2735, HD1

(HSCR118-12)

Status

RELATING TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY.

Reduces the membership of the Stadium Authority to ten members by removing the Superintendent of Education as an ex officio nonvoting member.  Allows the five-year residency requirement for Authority membership to be fulfilled at any time before appointment to the authority.  (HB2735 HD1)

 

WLO, HED, FIN

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to;

·     The date and time of the hearing;

·     Measure number; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

While every effort will be made to copy, organize, and collate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed to the incorrect office, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.

 

Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:  5 copies (including an original) to Room 406 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-6684 (for Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islanders without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web);

EMAIL:  For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to HEDtestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov ; or

WEB:      For comments less than 10MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns.  This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-8538 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

Selected meetings are broadcast live.  Check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the "Capitol TV" Web site at www.capitoltv.org OR call 536-2100.

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Scott Nishimoto

Chair