HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016
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Rep. Mark M. Nakashima, Chair |
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Rep. Jarrett Keohokalole, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino |
Rep. Joy A. San Buenaventura |
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Rep. Sharon E. Har |
Rep. Roy M. Takumi |
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Rep. Linda Ichiyama |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson |
Rep. Andria P.L. Tupola |
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Rep. Matthew S. LoPresti |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, January 29, 2016 |
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10:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. Requires all entities and individuals that employ employees on a non-temporary basis to provide notice to employees at least thirty days in advance of any planned layoff. Subjects violators to civil penalties.
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LAB, JUD |
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RELATING TO ETHICS. Exempts extracurricular service of employees from the state ethics code if certain conditions are met. Defines detached remuneration and extracurricular service.
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LAB, JUD |
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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. Prohibits employers from requiring, requesting, or coercing employees or potential employees to provide access to their personal accounts.
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LAB, JUD |
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RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Allows the contractors license board to accept in lieu of a specific experience requirement for licensure, equivalent knowledge, training, or experience, including self-employed or unlicensed experience, if the board investigates and makes a detailed written finding available for public inspection.
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LAB, CPC, JUD |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Prohibits a general engineering and general building contractor from doing any work that requires it to act as a specialty contractor in an area the general contractor is not licensed to operate.
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LAB, CPC, JUD |
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RELATING TO WAGE AND HOUR LAW. Increases the amount of guaranteed monthly compensation required to exempt an individual from minimum wage, overtime, and record keeping requirements under the Hawaii Wage and Hour Law by way of a formula.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Allows an employer to seek a temporary restraining order and injunction against further harassment of an employee or invitee who may be harassed in connection with a worksite.
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LAB, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. Appropriates general revenue for one full-time equivalent position as grant administrative support personnel in the office of community services for fiscal year 2016-2017.
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LAB, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony should indicate:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;
· The date and time of the hearing; and
· Measure number.
While every effort will be made to incorporate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.
Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: 20 copies (including an original) to Room 310 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 808-586-8544 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islander without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or
WEB: For testimony less than 10MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.
Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website. This public posting of testimony on the website 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 586-6680 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" website at www.capitoltv.org or call 536-2100.
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________________________________________ Rep. Mark M. Nakashima Chair |
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