HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2018

 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair

Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Romy M. Cachola

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen

Rep. Lynn DeCoite

Rep. Nadine K. Nakamura

Rep. Beth Fukumoto

Rep. Chris Todd

Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Daniel Holt

Rep. Andria P.L. Tupola

Rep. Jarrett Keohokalole

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 22, 2018

TIME:

12:30 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A #  2

 

HB 2257, HD2

(HSCR676-18)

Status

RELATING TO VIRTUAL CURRENCY.

Adopts certain operative provisions of the Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act.  Extends the money transmitters act to expressly apply to persons engaged in the transmission of virtual currency.  Requires licensees dealing with virtual currency to provide a warning to consumers prior to entering into an agreement with them.  Effective 7/1/3000.

 

IAC, CPC, FIN

HB 2501, HD1

(HSCR622-18)

Status

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROMISE PROGRAM.

Establishes the University of Hawaii Community College Promise Program to provide scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students enrolled at any community college campus of the University of Hawaii system.  Appropriates funds to establish and implement the program.

 

HED, FIN

HB 2165, HD1

(HSCR623-18)

Status

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PROMISE PROGRAM.

Establishes the University of Hawaii Promise Program to provide scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students enrolled at any campus of the University of Hawaii system or any community college campus.  Appropriates funds to establish and implement the program.  Creates a special fund.

 

HED, FIN

HB 2300

(HSCR624-18)

Status

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Requires the University of Hawaii to submit a report to the legislature within thirty days of each appropriation transfer or changes between programs.

 

HED, FIN

HB 1886, HD1

(HSCR619-18)

Status

RELATING TO SENIOR CITIZENS.

Establishes a temporary, five-year Senior Citizen Higher Education Access Pilot Program at the University of Hawaii systemwide.

 

 

HED, FIN

HB 1968, HD1

(HSCR621-18)

Status

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE.

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources cooperative extension service for four full-time ornamental plant extension agents.

 

HED, FIN

HB 2353, HD1

(HSCR567-18)

Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

Makes miscellaneous technical amendments to facilitate library operations.

 

 

EDN, FIN

HB 2507, HD2

(HSCR529-18)

Status

RELATING TO PRESCHOOLS.

Makes housekeeping amendments to remove preschools from the Superintendent's scope of authority and to clarify that the Executive Office on Early Learning Director may authorize preschool personnel access to a student's immunization registry information.  Requires the DOE to administer special education and Title I funded programs at the prekindergarten level.

 

EDN, HHS, FIN

HB 1882, HD1

(HSCR568-18)

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for laptop computers or tablets to be used by teachers and students for digital teaching and learning.

 

 

EDN, FIN

HB 2607, HD1

(HSCR685-18)

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the Department of Education (DOE) to develop and implement a statewide computer science curricula plan for public school students in K-12 and ensure each public high school offers at least one computer science course each school year.  Authorizes DOE to contract for computer science teacher development programs.  Appropriates funds.

 

EDN/HED, EDB, FIN

HB 2354, HD1

(HSCR688-18)

Status

RELATING TO THE INCOME CHECK-OFF.

Changes from $2 to an unspecified amount of authorized income tax check-off that may be designated payable from an individual's state income tax refund to the libraries special fund.  Changes from $4 or $8 to an unspecified amount permitted to joint filers in the designation of check-off to the Libraries Special Fund.  Effective for taxable years after December 31, 2017.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 2170, HD1

(HSCR570-18)

Status

RELATING TO EARLY EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Early Learning for an online platform to facilitate professional learning for Executive Office on Early Learning public pre-kindergarten program educators.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 2163, HD1

(HSCR525-18)

Status

RELATING TO EARLY EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Early Learning for additional operational costs, including equipment, supplies, and personnel costs.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 2679, HD1

(HSCR574-18)

Status

RELATING THE TRANSFER OF LANDS.

Transfers fee interest in certain public school lands from City and County of Honolulu and the Department of Land and Natural Resources, as applicable, to the Department of Education.

 

EDN/WAL, FIN

HB 2162, HD1

(HSCR520-18)

Status

RELATING TO TEACHER INCENTIVES.

Clarifies that funds for bonuses required by statute or collective bargaining shall not be paid out of a charter school's facilities funding or per-pupil funds.  Beginning with fiscal year 2018-2019, requires that such bonuses be separate line items in the budget.  Appropriates funds for teacher bonuses for hard-to-fill placement incentives and National Board certified teacher incentives for charter school teachers.

 

EDN/LAB, FIN

HB 2508, HD1

(HSCR569-18)

Status

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Appropriates general funds for infrastructure costs, rental or lease assistance, and the repair and maintenance of network infrastructure for charter schools.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 2164, HD1

(HSCR522-18)

Status

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for school-level funding.

 

 

EDN, FIN

HB 1941, HD1

(HSCR524-18)

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes one full-time equivalent (1.00 FTE) world languages institutional support position within the Department of Education.  Appropriates funds to fund the position.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 2139, HD1

(HSCR596-18)

Status

RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION.

Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation, in any state educational program or activity, or in any educational program or activity that receives state financial assistance.

 

EDN/HED, JUD, FIN

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

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Rep. Sylvia Luke

Chair