HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2023
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Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita, Chair |
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Rep. Lisa Kitagawa, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Micah P.K. Aiu |
Rep. Rachele F. Lamosao |
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Rep. Cory M. Chun |
Rep. Dee Morikawa |
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Rep. Elle Cochran |
Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
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Rep. Andrew Takuya Garrett |
Rep. Mahina Poepoe |
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Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa |
Rep. Jenna Takenouchi |
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Rep. Darius K. Kila |
Rep. David Alcos III |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi |
Rep. Gene Ward |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Friday, March 31, 2023 |
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3:00 p.m. |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A #2
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RELATING TO BUDGET-RELATED REPORTS. Requires the Governor to ensure that the Governor's program memoranda and variance reports accurately reflect the current responsibilities of certain state programs, address the current and future needs of the State, and align with budget-related submittals. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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LGO, FIN |
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RELATING TO BUDGET-RELATED SUBMISSIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE. Authorizes the legislature, upon the agreement of form by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, to specify the form in which the proposed budgets of the executive branch, judicial branch, and office of Hawaiian affairs are submitted to the legislature. Requires the executive branch, judicial branch, and office of Hawaiian affairs to conform no later than 12/1/2023. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC INFORMATION. Requires that prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of an administrative rule, electronic notice of the proposed rulemaking be provided to all persons who have made a timely written request to, and provided a valid working email address to, the adopting agency for advance notice of its rulemaking proceedings. Requires that alterations to administrative rules be displayed in Ramseyer format and the full text of rules be made available in a digitally accessible and searchable format. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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LGO, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT. Repeals the administrative assistant position within the department of human resources development. Reassigns the responsibilities of the administrative assistant to the director. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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LGO, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF ACT 192, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2007. Repeals Act 192, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, which requires the employees' retirement system to divest itself of investments in companies that provide support for genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and provide annual reports to the legislature on the status of divestment. (HD1)
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LGO, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Ensures that employment, work, and pay eligibility for the purpose of calculating retirement benefits includes retroactive reinstatement, retroactive rescission of suspension, and retroactive payments that are restored to an employee as part of a judicial, administrative, or arbitral proceeding, or pursuant to a settlement of claims. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. Enables the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund to establish appropriate salaries for the administrator and chief investment officer of the trust fund. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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LGO, FIN |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Transfers workers' compensation for Hawaii State Public Library System and its employees from the Department of Education to the Department of Human Resources Development. Establishes a position within the Department of Human Resources Development. Appropriates funds. (HD1)
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LGO/EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Authorizes wages of other employees in comparable employment to be considered when computing the average weekly wages of an injured public board member, reserve police officer, police chaplain, reserve public safety law enforcement officer, sheriffs' chaplain, volunteer firefighter, volunteer boating enforcement officer, or volunteer conservation and resources enforcement officer. Clarifies computation of average weekly wages of an injured volunteer firefighter for workers' compensation benefits purposes. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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LGO, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. Orders the person or firm found to be in violation of the state law governing wages and hours of employees on public works to be jointly and severally liable for the penalty, with the penalty increasing for repeat violations. Requires each notice of violation to contain the names of the person and the firm. Defines a "person" for purposes of violations of the state law governing wages and hours of employees on public works, and related penalties and suspension. Requires the director of labor and industrial relations to suspend the person and firm under specified conditions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW. Creates the unemployment insurance technology special fund to be funded by an unemployment insurance technology assessment of an unspecified percentage of taxable wages to support the information technology operating and maintenance expenses for the payment of benefits and contributions under Hawaii's employment security law. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
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RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. Amends chapter 202, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to be consistent with the General Appropriations Act of 2021, Act 88, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021. Renames "Hawaii workforce development council" to "Hawaii workforce development board". Requires the Hawaii workforce development board and local workforce development boards to develop written conflict of interest policies consistent with federal law and regulations. Requires the governor to select the chairperson of the board from among the seventeen private sector members. Requires the Hawaii workforce development board to assist the governor in coordinating local workforce development boards to improve the workforce development system. Repeals the requirement for the department of labor and industrial relations to submit an annual report to the legislature on the activities of the k-12 agriculture workforce development pipeline initiative. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
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RELATING TO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA. Requires state agencies to disaggregate data consistent with federal standards and requires publication of the data. Establishes a task force to assess demographic data collection, processing, retention, and sharing procedures, needs, and challenges. Requires a report to the legislature. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Prohibits a procurement officer from disclosing a competing offeror's proposal or evaluation score, except the summary of scores, during a debriefing requested by a non-selected offeror. Authorizes the disclosure of a competing offeror's proposal or evaluation score after a protest is resolved and the contract is executed. (HD1)
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Raises the procurement threshold for small purchases to $50,000. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Requires cash or protest bonds to be returned to the initiating party, less twice the amount of the administrative costs, except in cases where the appeal was frivolous or made in bad faith. (HD1)
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________________________________________ Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita Chair |
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