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SB715
SD1
(SSCR73)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Exempts non-agricultural parks lands leased to the agribusiness development
corporation from section 166E-8, HRS, under certain conditions. Allows
department of agriculture to negotiate and enter into leases with the
agribusiness development corporation. (SD1)
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AGL/WTL, WAM
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SB382
(SSCR26)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO FUEL TAX REVENUES.
Permits the county of Hawaii to appropriate the county's share of fuel tax
revenue for the maintenance of substandard private subdivision roads that are
used by the public. Provides that neither the State nor the county shall be
required to install infrastructure improvements if the roads are thereafter
sold to a private entity. Sunsets 6/30/18.
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PSM/TIA, WAM
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SB937
SD1
(SSCR284)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO HAWAII FOOD RESILIENCY.
Develops a food resiliency initiative program, including a new branch in the
department of agriculture, a task force, and appropriations. (SD1)
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AGL, WAM
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SB991
SD1
(SSCR367)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Exempts the purchase of fresh meats and produce and animals and plants by any
governmental body from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code. (SD1)
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AGL/EGH, WAM
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SB239
SD1
(SSCR199)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Moves the framework for establishing an annual conference of secondary school
students from chapter 317, HRS, to chapter 302A, HRS. Removes the governor's
authority to appoint members of the student conference committee. Authorizes
the superintendent or the superintendent's designee to select the public
school members of the student conference committee. Authorizes a
representative of the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools to select the
members of the student conference committee from schools represented by the
Hawaii Association of Independent Schools. Clarifies that the student
conference advisory committee will provide guidance to the student conference
committee in carrying out its purpose and duties. Repeals the mandatory
legislator and department of education membership and instead clarifies that
the department of education shall maintain guidelines and procedures for
selecting the student conference advisory committee. Clarifies that the
annual student conference is subject to program and funding limitations and
removes the three day limit. Repeals the requirement for an evaluation
report on student conference proceedings. Repeals chapter 317, HRS. (SD1)
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EDU, WAM
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SB244
SD1
(SSCR277)
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. Authorizes the commission to
make facilities funding requests to the legislature. Requires the commission
to determine criteria for distribution of facilities funding. 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. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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EDU/JDL, WAM
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SB1095
SD1
(SSCR133)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
Establishes the early childhood education program within the early learning
system. (SD1)
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EDU, WAM
|
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SB463
SD1
(SSCR438)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT.
Extends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax
credit from 01/01/2016 to 01/01/2023. Repeals the credit ceiling per
qualified production. Increases in the credit amount from 15% to 20% in a
county with a population over 700,000, and from 20% to 25% in a county with a
population of 700,000 or less. Creates a tax credit for qualified digital
media infrastructure projects in West Oahu or the most populous island in a
county with a population of 100,000 to 150,000, from 7/1/13 to 1/1/16.
Requires analysis and reporting by the Department of Business, Economic
Development, and Tourism on the effectiveness of the qualified digital media
infrastructure tax credit. Provides for recapture of the digital media
infrastructure tax credits. (SD1)
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EGH/TEC, WAM
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SB750
SD1
(SSCR436)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO DIGITAL MEDIA INFRASTRUCTURE.
Establishes a media infrastructure tax credit for qualified media
infrastructure projects in West Oahu or on the most populous island in a
county with a population between 100,000 and 150,000. Provides for recapture
of the media infrastructure tax credit in certain circumstances. (SD1)
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EGH/TEC, WAM
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SB71
SD1
(SSCR85)
Status and Testimony
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS.
Makes appropriation to the department of public safety to contract with
community-based non-profit organizations to provide education, mentoring,
restorative circles, farming, artisan skills, cognitive behavioral therapy,
and cultural healing services to inmates and former inmates who are under the
custody and control of the department of public safety or the Hawaii paroling
authority. (SD1)
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PSM, WAM
|
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SB987
(SSCR225)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO IMPACT FEES.
Requires the assessment of impact fees prior to issuance of a water meter and
requires that impact fees be collected in full before or upon issuance of the
water meter.
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PSM, 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/EDU
[Measure
added on 2/22/2013]
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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/JDL
[Measure
added on 2/22/2013]
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SB624
SD1
(SSCR415)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Prohibits the expenditure of moneys deposited into the University of Hawaii
tuition and fees special fund on administrative salaries at the University of
Hawaii. (SD1)
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HRE, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/22/2013]
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SB967
SD1
(SSCR416)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Requires the board of regents to submit to the legislature for approval
salary range proposals equal to or in excess of two times the governor's
salary prior to recruiting for such positions. (SD1)
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HRE, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/22/2013]
|
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SB1360
(SSCR138)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Makes permanent the general excise tax exemptions for condominium common
expenses paid by managers, submanagers, and suboperators and for hotel
employee expenses paid by hotel operators and timeshare projects.
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THA/CPN, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/22/2013]
|
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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
[Measure
added on 2/22/2013]
|
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SB17
SD1
(SSCR345)
Status and Testimony
|
RELATING TO FOSSIL FUELS.
Adds new definition of "fossil fuel" to and amends definition of
"distributor" in section 243-1, HRS. Amends section 243-3.5, HRS,
to levy the environmental response, energy, and food security tax on liquid
or gaseous fossil fuels. Repeals sunset date of Act 151, Session Laws of
Hawaii 2012, as amended by Act 253, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007. Makes
appropriations out of the (1) energy security special fund, (2) agricultural
development special fund, and (3) environmental response special fund. (SD1)
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ENE, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/22/2013]
|
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SB623
SD1
(SSCR346)
Status and Testimony
|
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Establishes tax credits for solar energy property, wind energy property,
competitive bid solar energy property, and competitive bid wind energy
property. Requires the department of taxation and department of business,
economic development, and tourism to report tax credits claimed under section
235-12.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (SD1)
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ENE, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/22/2013]
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SB46
SD1
(SSCR406)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Establishes the post-secondary education commission within the department of
commerce and consumer affairs. Creates the framework for authorizing private
post-secondary educational institutions in the State. Repeals sections
304A-3151, 304A 3152, 304A-3153, and 304A-3154, relating to the establishment
of the post-secondary education commission within the University of Hawaii.
Creates the post-secondary education authorization subaccount of the
compliance resolution fund established pursuant to section 26-9(o), Hawaii
Revised Statutes. Repeals chapter 446E, HRS, governing non-accredited degree
granting institutions and makes these institutions subject to state authorization
requirements on July 1, 2015. Requires the post-secondary education
commission to report to the legislature. Makes an appropriation for four
full-time equivalent (4.0 FTE) permanent positions at the department of
commerce and consumer affairs. (SD1)
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HRE/CPN, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/22/2013]
|
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SB1384
SD1
(SSCR423)
Status and Testimony
|
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Amends section 304A-1005, HRS, to: (1) Limit the board of regents to
appointing only one university general counsel; (2) Require the board of
regents to have direct oversight over the university counsel and prohibit the
board of regents from delegating this responsibility to the president of the
university; (3) Require the general counsel's compensation to be capped at
the level of compensation of the attorney general; (4) Require the university
general counsel to report directly to the board of regents; and (5) Allow the
board of regents to contract with independent attorneys solely in cases where
the university general counsel and attorney general each acknowledge a lack
of sufficient expertise. Requires contracted attorneys to consult with and
work in conjunction with the attorney general. Effective 07/01/50. (SD1)
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HRE/JDL, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/22/2013]
|
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SB1385
(SSCR403)
Status and Testimony
|
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Requires the board of regents of the University of Hawaii to undergo annual
training on board policies and procedures, chapter 92, Hawaii's sunshine law,
and chapter 92F, Hawaii's open records law. Requires the board of regents to
receive certification that the regent successfully completed the training.
Provides that the certification may include passing a test on the training's
subject matter. Requires members of the board of regents to be removed from
office if they do not meet the annual training requirements more than once
during their term.
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HRE/JDL, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/22/2013]
|
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SB1388
SD1
(SSCR407)
Status and Testimony
|
RELATING TO THE RESEARCH CORPORATION OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Reduces the number of members of the board of directors of the research
corporation of the University of Hawaii from ten to eight members. Reduces
the number of members of the board of regents who must be members of the
board of directors from five to two. Specifies the qualifications of the
five members to be selected by the governor. Adds the vice president for
research of the University of Hawaii system as an ex officio member of the
board of directors. Amends section 304A-3005, HRS, to provide that the
research corporation's exemption from the procurement requirements of chapter
103D, HRS, shall not apply to construction contracts for which the estimated
value of state funds to be used is an unspecified dollar amount or more.
Removes the university president's authority to serve as the president of the
research corporation. Authorizes the board of directors to employ an
executive director of the research corporation. Caps the executive
director's salary at twice the salary of the highest paid head of a
department within the executive branch. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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HRE/EGH/JDL, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/22/2013]
|
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SB1194
SD1
(SSCR150)
Status and Testimony
|
RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
Eliminates the sunset of the transient accommodations tax rate of 9.25 per
cent, and decreases amounts to be distributed to the convention center
enterprise special fund, the tourism special fund, and the counties.
Eliminates the daily transient accommodations tax for complimentary
accommodations. Eliminates the temporary cap on funds allocated to the
tourism special fund. (SD1)
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THA, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/22/2013]
|
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SB51
SD1
(SSCR219)
Status and Testimony
|
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL
RESOURCES.
Requires the department of land and natural Resources and the Sand Island
Business Association to negotiate an even, fair, and equitable exchange of
Sand Island Industrial Park property for other private properties, to be completed
on or before June 30, 2014. Appropriates funds for construction of amenities
included in a long-term comprehensive master plan for Sand Island.
Appropriates funds to the state parks division of the department of land and
natural resources for general management and administrative costs of the
state parks division. (SD1)
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WTL, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/22/2013]
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