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SB873
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO COLLECTION OF RESTITUTION FOR CRIME VICTIMS.
Amends the definition of "debt" in section 231-52, HRS, to include
court-ordered restitution subject to civil enforcement. Removes court's
authority to revoke restitution once ordered. Creates standards and
procedures for income-withholding, for purposes of enforcing restitution
orders. Extends victims' access to adult probation records, to include
access to payment compliance records, for purposes of enforcing restitution
orders. Requires that any bail posted by a defendant be applied toward
payment of any court-ordered restitution in the same case.
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JDL, WAM
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SB66
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO THE CODE OF ETHICS.
Makes the financial disclosure statements of members of state boards and
commissions holding official authority over permitting or licensing of land
use related matters, water use related matters, or the regulation of public
utilities public documents and available for public inspection and
duplication.
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JDL
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SB68
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO SENTENCING.
Allows judges discretion in setting incarceration terms when sentencing drug
offenders in class B and class C felony cases to make the length of the
sentence proportionate to the offense and related conduct.
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JDL
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SB570
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO THEFT.
Increases the threshold value of property or services from $300 to $750 under
the offense of theft in the second degree.
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JDL
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SB1085
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO OBESITY PREVENTION.
Imposes a fee on sugar-sweetened beverages. Establishes the Obesity
Prevention Special Fund to support obesity prevention programs.
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HTH/JDL, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/6/2013]
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SB875
Status and Testimony
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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 10/1/13. Section 3 effective 7/1/13. Repeals on
6/30/2018.
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HTH/JDL, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/6/2013]
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SB876
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Authorizes the employer and provider of services to notify the director of
labor and industrial relations in the event of a reasonable disagreement
relating to specific medical service charges. Requires that the notice of
dispute is done in writing and that the parties negotiate during the thirty-one
calendar days following the date of the notice to the director. Allows
parties to request the director to render an administrative decision without
a hearing in the event the parties fail to reach an agreement within the
thirty-one day negotiation period. Establishes that the administrative
decision rendered by the director is final and nonappealable.
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HTH/JDL, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/6/2013]
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SB1109
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO HOSPITAL STANDARDS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT
VICTIMS.
Adds a new part to chapter 321, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to ensure that
victims of sexual assault are provided with medically and factually unbiased
information about and access to emergency contraception when receiving
emergency medical care at Hawaii's hospitals for sexual assaults.
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HTH/JDL, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/6/2013]
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SB666
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes an emergency services patient advocate program to provide
assistance to and advocate on behalf of individuals receiving emergency
medical care. Makes an appropriation for the administrative costs related to
establishing and carrying out the duties of the program.
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HTH/JDL, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/6/2013]
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SB244
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires charter schools to complete an annual independent financial audit.
Requires the state public charter school commission (commission) to develop
procedures for conducting criminal history checks of persons who are employed
or seeking employment in any position that places them in close proximity to
children. Specifies enrollment requirements. Specifies when an employer or
potential employer may use criminal history information to terminate or deny
employment. Requires commission members to disclose to the commission a list
of all charter schools in which the member is an employee, governing board
member, vendor, contractor, agent, or representative and disqualifies members
from voting on or participating in the discussion of such matters.
Authorizes the commission to hire employees without regard to chapters 76 and
89, HRS. Removes the requirement that a nonprofit organization that governs
a conversion charter school make minimum annual contributions to the charter
school. Makes other amendments to chapter 302D, HRS, for purposes of clarity
and consistency.
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EDU/JDL, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/7/2013]
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