THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair |
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Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair |
AMENDED NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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DATE: |
Friday, April 8, 2022 |
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TIME: |
10:40 A.M. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 211 & Videoconference |
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TIMESLOT: |
WAM |
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A M E N D E D A G E N D A
The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective subject matter committees:
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RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Establishes a pilot program within the Aina Mauna legacy program of the department of Hawaiian home lands to remove and harvest gorse from Mauna Kea and develop it as a marketable product to expand economic opportunities for native Hawaiians. Requires reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2025. (HD1)
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HWN/AEN, WAM
[Measure added on 04-07-22] |
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RELATING TO RESIDENCE FOR TUITION PURPOSES. Requires the tuition residency rules for the University of Hawaii to grant the resident tuition fee for enrollment at any University of Hawaii campus, including any community college, to individuals who have obtained a Hawaii high school diploma or equivalent credential and are working toward an undergraduate degree, under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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HRE, WAM
[Measure added on 04-07-22] |
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RELATING TO DISASTER RESPONSE. Requires federal disaster relief reimbursement moneys, except federal disaster relief reimbursement moneys for the Department of Education, to be deposited into a trust account of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and reimbursed to the originating fund of the expending agency, with funds to be returned to the general fund upon lapse of the original appropriation. Requires annual reports to the legislature on federal reimbursement moneys, and disaster response spending by each state agency. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2051. (SD1)
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PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO AN INTRASTATE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM. Establishes the intrastate mutual aid system to allow counties to share resources in times of emergency or in preparation for emergencies. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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PSM/GVO, WAM |
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RELATING TO HAZARD MITIGATION. Establishes the resilient Hawaii revolving loan fund under the Hawaii emergency management agency to make low- or no-interest loans to the counties and nonprofit organizations to conduct hazard mitigation and resiliency projects, using funds anticipated to be available under the federal Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Act. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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PSM, WAM |
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Decision making meeting only, no oral testimony will be accepted.
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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.
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_____________________________________ Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz Chair |