COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE AND COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Wednesday, February 12, 2003

1:30 p.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 386

HD1

(HSCR156)

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Extends workers' compensation insurance exemption to employers having distributional interest of at least 50% of a limited liability company or having transferable interest of at least 50% of a limited liability partnership.

LAB, CPC/JUD, FIN

HB 1032

HD1

(HSCR159)

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Requires the public utilities commission to develop and adopt a standard power purchase contract for the purchase of electricity by public utilities from nonfossil fuel producers.

EEP, CPC/JUD, FIN

HB 1521

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Prohibits the use of social security numbers to verify the identity of a person signing a candidate's nomination papers.

CPC/JUD

HB 884

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Requires petitioner to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that a fraud violation occurred.

CPC/JUD

Decision making to follow.

 

CPC only:

HB 1069

HD1

(HSCR186)

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.

Provides that an owner-employee of a corporation or a member of a limited liability company owning a distributed interest of at least fifty percent may collect unemployment benefits in circumstances where "voluntary" closure of a business is necessary. Allows the director to make rules with respect to hardship and work availability.

LAB, CPC, FIN

HB 1182

(HSCR167)

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Deletes terminal condition as the sole circumstance when "comfort care only-do not resuscitate" protocols may be initiated by in-the-field emergency response personnel to persons whose heart or breathing has stopped. Allows a person, a person's guardian, or agent, or surrogate with legal authority to make health-care decisions on behalf of the person to allow the withholding of cardiac resuscitation and artificial breathing or to revoke CCO-DNR documents.

HLT, CPC, JUD

HB 137

HD1

(HSCR17)

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Disallows non-licensed individuals from purchasing and rebuilding salvaged vehicles.

TRN, CPC

HB 642

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Requires all condominium association managers to be certified. Sets forth certification process.

CPC, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Wednesday, February 12, 2003

2:00 p.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 1455

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes the community-based Youth Leadership Demonstration Project for the Hilo-Hamakua-Kohala region of the island of Hawaii; appropriates funds for this project.

EDN, FIN

HB 1358

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Appropriates $3.4 million for re-design of the career and technical education programs within the department of education.

EDN, FIN

HB 136

(HSCR166)

RELATING TO MEDICALLY ACCURATE SEX EDUCATION.

Requires recipients of state funding that provide information or offer programs regarding sex education to provide medically accurate, factual information, that is age-appropriate and includes education on both abstinence and contraception.

HLT, EDN, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

Decision making only:

HB 335

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires a child to be at least 5 years old on or before 12/31 of the school year in order to attend kindergarten, regardless of when the school convenes. Changes minimum age requirement for kindergarten entrance to October 1 for 2006-2007 school year and July 1 for 2007-2008 school year.

EDN, FIN

HB 1091

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Sets forth a new formula, based on a national per pupil allocation average less 5% for administrative costs, to be used by the Auditor in allocating funds to the charter schools.

EDN, FIN

HB 1365

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows schools to permanently retain funds from rental of school facilities. Allows schools to accept commercialized equipment and supplies and sell advertising.

EDN, FIN

 

 

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Wednesday, February 12, 2003

3:00 p.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 1021

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows the board of regents of the UH to operate new century charter schools that use the Hawaiian language as their primary medium of education to establish the basis for a laboratory school program in the college of Hawaiian language.

HED/EDN, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT

Wednesday, February 12, 2003

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Conference Room 423; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 1502

RELATING TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

Enacts the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which provides that the State and counties cannot enact laws that substantially burden the exercise of religion in the absence of a compelling state interest and a showing that the law is the least restrictive one to accomplish that interest.

LMG, JUD

HB 1212

(HSCR90)

RELATING TO LAND EXCHANGES.

Amends the legislative disapproval process for land exchanges by changing the sequence of the approval process.

WLH, LMG, FIN

HB 1609

RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

Prohibits legislators from taking any official action directly affecting a business or other undertaking in which the legislator has a substantial financial interest or a private undertaking in which the legislator is an agent. Prohibits legislators from acquiring a financial interest in certain undertakings.

LMG, JUD

HB 1529

RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE ETHICS.

Establishes conflict-of-interest violation for legislators; establishes legislative ethics committee in each house; expands financial disclosure requirements for legislators; and requires disclosures of fundraising activity by legislators thirty days prior to and during all legislative sessions.

LMG, JUD

HB 751

RELATING TO MASS MAILINGS BY LEGISLATORS.

Prohibits legislators from mailing mass mailings postmarked fewer than 60 days before any election in which the legislator is a candidate. Defines "mass mailing."

LMG

Decision making to follow.

 

Decision making only (heard on February 7, 2003):

HB 705

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST.

Appropriates funds for the office of legislative analyst.

LMG, FIN

 

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS CONCERNS

Thursday, February 13, 2003

8:30 a.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 309

RELATING TO BUSINESS INCUBATORS.

Creates a business incubator program within the department of business, economic development, and tourism.

EDB, FIN

HB 1392

HD1

(HSCR160)

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Directs DBEDT, with the cooperation of DLNR, to update or conduct a new geothermal resource assessment study. Establishes a temporary solar water heating loan program. Creates a solar water heating loan revolving fund. Expands the definition of a qualified business under the enterprise zone requirements to include businesses engaged in producing electric power from renewable energy.

EEP/WLH, EDB, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

Decision making only:

HB 685

RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONE.

Designates the entire island of Oahu as an enterprise zone for two years from 07/01/2003 to 06/30/2005.

EDB, FIN

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND USE & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Thursday, February 13, 2003

8:30 a.m.

Conference Room 329; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 1675

RELATING TO TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN HEALING PRACTICES.

HLT/WLH, CPC

 

Removes exemption for traditional Hawaiian healing practices from the licensure laws relating to medicine and surgery.

 

Decision making to follow.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING

Thursday, February 13, 2003

8:45 a.m.

Conference Room 329; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 169

RELATING TO FAMILY CAREGIVERS.

Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Aging for a family caregiver services coordinator position, training for family caregivers, respite for family caregivers, and the establishment of an advisory board of family care-giving issues.

HLT/HSH, FIN

HB 251

RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE FOOD SECURITY COUNCIL.

HLT/HSH, FIN

 

Establishes a state food security council, composed for nine members appointed by the governor and five ex-officio members. Requires the council to advise the legislature and governor and coordinate and collaborate with federal programs and public and private entities on state food security policy. Provides for the creation of a food security council special fund to cover operation costs of the council, including the compensation of staff, necessary travel and annual food security monitoring, and to match federal funds from the United States Department of Agriculture or other federal agencies.

 
     

HB 434

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.

HLT, FIN

 

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for North Hawaii Community Hospital.

 

HB 1604

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PREVENT CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE USE.

HLT, FIN

 

Makes an appropriation to address crystal methamphetamine use and abuse on the Island of Hawaii.

 
     

HB 1603

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ESTABLISH AN ADOLESCENT TREATMENT CENTER.

HLT, FIN

 

Makes an appropriation to address crystal methamphetamine use and abuse by establishing an Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Center on the Island of Hawaii.

 
     

HB 1426

RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

HLT, FIN

 

Creates a drug and alcohol abuse, prevention, education, and treatment special fund.

 
     

HB 730

RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS.

HLT, CPC

 

Continues the regulation of the practice of occupational therapy by providing for licensure. Deletes provision for temporary permits. Repeals sunset date of December 31, 2003.

 
     

HB 423

RELATING TO CANCER DETECTION SPECIAL FUND.

HLT, FIN

 

Establishes cancer detection special fund in DOH to encourage Hawaii-based development of technology to detect early stage cancer. Authorizes annual deposits from cigarette and tobacco special fund in excess of $ . Requires director of health to solicit advice on disbursement of funds.

 
     

HB 279

RELATING TO HEALTH.

HLT, FIN

 

Statutorily establishes the public health nursing services program within the DOH.

 
     

HB 651

RELATING TO INFORMED CONSENT.

HLT, JUD

 

Updates the informed consent statute and increases consistency with other informed consent law.

 
     

HB 1178

RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF VITAL STATISTICS.

HLT, JUD

 

Permits a more timely reporting of cause-of-death and related medical information of deceased individuals. Facilitates a more timely registration of deaths and the issuance of death certificates and burial-transit permits by conversion from a paper-based to an electronic registration process. Redefines the term "fetal death" (stillborn) and alters the recording of fetal death events from a certificate-based to a report-based system.

 

HB 436

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO FUND A SECOND AMBULANCE TO SERVE THE WAIANAE COAST.

Appropriates $ and $ for FY 2003-2004 and FY 2004-2005 to the department of health to fund a 2nd ambulance to operate on the Waianae Coast.

HLT, FIN

HB 1186

RELATING TO PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES.

HLT, JUD

 

Clarifies that emergency psychiatric examination and hospitalization is an alternative for mentally ill adults and for mentally ill adults with a substance abuse (dual) disorders.

 
     

HB 377

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

HLT, FIN

 

Extends the sunset date for the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Pacific Cardiac Institute, Inc., a not-for-profit Hawaii corporation, or a Hawaii nonprofit affiliate of the same.

 
     

HB 378

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

HLT, FIN

 

Extends the sunset date for the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Pacific Community Health & Wellness, Inc., a not-for-profit Hawaii corporation, or a Hawaii nonprofit affiliate of same.

 
     

HB 379

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

HLT, FIN

 

Extends the sunset date for the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Pacific Saging Center, Inc., a not-for-profit Hawaii corporation, or a Hawaii nonprofit affiliate thereof.

 
     

HB 380

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

HLT, FIN

 

Extends the sunset date for the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Pacific Sports Medicine and Research Center, Inc., a not-for-profit Hawaii corporation, or a Hawaii nonprofit affiliate thereof.

 
     

HB 381

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

HLT, FIN

 

Extends the sunset date for the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Pacific Wellness Center, Inc., a not-for-profit Hawaii corporation, or a Hawaii nonprofit affiliate of the same.

 
     

HB 382

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

HLT, FIN

 

Extends the sunset date for the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Pacific Women's Center, Inc., a not-for-profit Hawaii corporation, or a Hawaii nonprofit affiliate thereof.

 
     

HB 383

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

HLT, FIN

 

Extends the sunset date for the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Wahiawa-Central Oahu Health Center, Inc., a not-for-profit Hawaii corporation, or a Hawaii nonprofit affiliate of Wahiawa-Central Oahu Health Center, Inc.

 
     

HB 384

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

HLT, FIN

 

Extends the sunset date for the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Wahiawa General Hospital, Inc., a not-for-profit Hawaii corporation, or a Hawaii nonprofit affiliate of Wahiawa General Hospital, Inc.

 

HB 903

RELATING TO SCHOOL HEALTH.

EDN, HLT, FIN

(HSCR 214)

Establishes a comprehensive school health system that promotes the healthy development of all students and a comprehensive school health program. Convenes a joint planning committee to coordinate a phase implementation of the program.

 
     

HB 909

RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH.

WLH, HLT, FIN

HD 1

Establishes a Native Hawaiian Health Program in the DOH; makes appropriation.

 
     

Decision making to follow.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Thursday, February 13, 2003

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

8:30 a.m. AGENDA:

Decision making only:

HB 1123

RELATING TO TERRORISM.

Provides Hawaii law enforcement officials with the tools to effectively investigate and prosecute terrorist activities and to deter terrorists with significant penalties.

PSM, JUD

9:00 a.m. AGENDA:

HB 330

RELATING TO LEAVES OF ABSENCE.

Reenacts leaves of absence law relating to the pay of officers and employees on active military service and nonforfeiture for absence.

LAB, PSM, FIN

HB 857

RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

Requires notification and public comment during the site selection process for any new or expanded correctional facilities within the State.

PSM, FIN

HB 625

RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS TO INCARCERATION.

Amends §706-672, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to streamline the law regarding alternative programs to incarceration.

PSM, JUD

HB 950

RELATING TO E911 AND 311 TELEPHONE SURCHARGES.

Authorizes the counties to assess surcharges for enhanced 911 and 311 non-emergency operations.

PSM, FIN

HB 1311

RELATING TO DEPUTY SHERIFFS.

Requires the director of public safety to issue badges to deputy sheriffs assigned to the civil branch of the department of public safety.

PSM, FIN

HB 142

RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.

Provides for a special number plate for disabled American veterans.

PSM, JUD

Decision making to follow.

 

9:45 a.m. AGENDA:

HB 1260

HD1

(HSCR237)

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Establishes a tax credit for qualified costs at Kalaeloa, Oahu, incurred in the development of law enforcement, emergency medical services, and public safety training facilities; maximum tax credit of $5 million in any year; maximum total tax credit of $25 million.

PSM

HB 1261

HD1

(HSCR238)

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Authorizes the counties to enact ordinances that impose an actionable duty on owners of private property, situated within that county, on which there is a potential danger of falling rocks, to inspect and remove those rocks or otherwise mitigate any reasonable danger to persons or property.

PSM

Decision making to follow.

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND USE & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Thursday, February 13, 2003

9:00 a.m.

Conference Room 312; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 467

HD1

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE.

Creates a litter prevention and control program. Creates a litter prevention and control advisory board.

EEP

HB 1678

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS.

Enumerates environmental rights guaranteed by the Hawaii constitution, including provisions relating to board members, standing to intervene in contested case hearings, automatic permit approval, and board decision making relating to natural resources. Makes conforming amendments.

EEP/WLH, JUD

Decision making to follow.

 

 

Decision making only (heard on February 11, 2003):

HB 1328

(HSCR227)

RELATING TO THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE.

Broadens role of consumer advocate by providing that consumer advocate consider the benefits of renewable resources.

CPC, EEP

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS CONCERNS AND COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Thursday, February 13, 2003

11:30 a.m.

Conference Room 329; State Capitol

AGENDA:

Decision making only:

HB 550

RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL FACILITIES.

Fast-tracks the development of the Pacific Health Community project, on lands identified on tax map key 9-4-6:01, by exempting the project from state and county approval processes and extending the authorization to issue special purpose revenue bonds for the project.

EDB/HLT, FIN

HB 551

RELATED TO THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

Exempts a master planned health care center and retirement community from the certificate of need process.

EDB/HLT, FIN