THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2012
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Senator David Y. Ige, Chair |
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Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 |
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9:10 a.m. |
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Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
Decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.
Persons wishing to offer comments may do so 24 hours prior to the hearing.
See submittal instructions below.
The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective Standing Committees:
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RELATING TO FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY. Creates a new chapter in the Hawaii Revised Statutes requiring the department of agriculture to develop a food sustainability standard to promote local food production to help diversify the local economy. Effective July 1, 2030. (SD1)
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AGL, WAM |
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RELATING TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH. Authorizes public events celebrating Children and Youth Day to be held on State Capitol grounds on the first Sunday in October and public events, such as the Children and Youth Summit, to be held on State Capitol grounds in the month of October, if the Children and Youth Day planning committee so chooses, unless otherwise determined by the governor. (SD1)
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Requires independent medical examinations and permanent impairment rating examinations for workers' compensation claims to be performed by physicians mutually agreed upon by employers and employees or appointed by the director of the department of labor and industrial relations. Allows for the use of an out-of-state physician under certain conditions. Appropriates unspecified funds. Effective 10/1/12. Section 3 effective 7/1/12. Repeals on 6/30/2017. (SD1)
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HTH/JDL, WAM |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Increases the fee schedule of compensation for medical care, services, and supplies in workers' compensation cases from 110 percent to 130 percent of the Medicare Resource Based Relative Value Scale applicable to Hawaii as prepared by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Does not apply to reimbursement rates for motor vehicle insurance benefits. Effective July 1, 2112. (SD1)
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HTH/JDL, WAM |
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RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS. Establishes the aha moku advisory committee within OHA. Establishes a quorum requirement for island burial councils. Makes an appropriation. (SD1)
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HWN/WLH, WAM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. Establishes the Wage and Hour for Public Works Projects Special Fund and establishes and funds additional labor law enforcement specialist IV positions to assist the enforcement of Hawaii's wage and hour law on public construction projects. Specifies a funding mechanism for the special fund and requires an annual report. Exempts the Department of Transportation's Airports Division from the special fund fee. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB2766 HD2)
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JDL, WAM |
Comments may be submitted as follows:
By Email: Email if less than 5 pages in length, to Committee at WAMTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov. Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual office or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
By Web: Online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx
In person: One copy of comments to the Committee Clerk, Room 215, State Capitol. Please mark as comments and indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing.
Please note: If you submit your written comments after 24 hours prior to the hearing, a copy of your comments may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online after the hearing.
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.
If you require auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e. ASL or foreign language interpreter, or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing so that arrangements can be made.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6800.
This hearing will be on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HI_Senate_WAM.
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_____________________________________ Senator David Y. Ige Chair |
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