THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013
COMMITTEE
ON WAYS AND MEANS
Senator David Y. Ige, Chair
Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice-Chair
MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013
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DATE:
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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TIME:
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10:30 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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SB564
SD1
(SSCR419)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO HAWAII-GROWN PRODUCE.
Establishes a working group within the department of agriculture to, among
other things, develop the parameters of and implement a demonstration model
in which a state facility utilizes locally-grown produce for consumption and
to advise the department of agriculture on the feasibility of implementing
the demonstration model at other state facilities. Makes an appropriation to
the department of agriculture. (SD1)
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AGL/EDU, WAM
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SB718
SD1
(SSCR428)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation to
establish the HI Growth Initiative, an investment program to develop and
ecosystem to support high-growth entrepreneurial companies in the State.
Requires an annual report to the legislature. (SD1)
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EGH, WAM
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SB390
SD1
(SSCR231)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES.
Appropriates funds to be expended by the department of human services for
non-school hour positive youth programs, an UPLINK administrator in the
department of education, and other UPLINK staffing needs. (SD1)
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HMS, WAM
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SB1340
SD1
(SSCR299)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO FOSTER CARE.
Establishes the young adult voluntary foster care program to care for and
supervise eligible foster youth until their twenty-first birthdays. Takes
effect 1/1/2014. (SD1)
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HMS, WAM
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SB708
SD1
(SSCR293)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO THE LEGACY LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
Repeals the requirement that state and county agencies and nonprofit land
conservation organizations that receive legacy land funding must provide
easements, deed restrictions, or covenants to county and federal natural
resource conservation agencies. (SD1)
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WTL/AGL, WAM
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SB69
SD1
(SSCR334)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Requires county police departments to fingerprint, photograph, and perform
background checks on individuals who wish to register a firearm that was
procured out-of-state. Authorizes the police departments to assess a fee for
conducting a fingerprint check and specifies the amount of the fee.
Appropriates funds to the county police departments to develop gun safety
programs, including offering gun safety education and training; performing
extensive background checks for mental health concerns for certain
individuals wishing to register guns; and initiating a gun buy-back program.
(SD1)
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PSM, WAM
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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 808-586-6230.