OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

THIRTIETH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 31

20TH LEGISLATIVE DAY-FEBRUARY 14, 2020

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

EDB -   Economic Development & Business

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

FIN -    Finance

HLT -   Health

HSG -   Housing

HSH -   Human Services & Homelessness

IAC -    Intrastate Commerce

JUD -   Judiciary

LAB -   Labor & Public Employment

LHE -   Lower & Higher Education

LMG -  Legislative Management

PVM -  Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs

TIA -    Tourism & International Affairs

TRN -   Transportation

WLH -  Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs


 

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Committee

 

 

REFERRAL

 

 

 

 

SB583, SD1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Beginning with the 2020-2021 fiscal year, reduces from 6.5% to 5.0% the portion of the total Department of Education operating budget that may be expended for the department's administrative expenditures.  Increases the percentage of appropriations for the total budget of the department that principals may expend, from 70% to 75%.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

LHE, FIN

SB584, SD1

RELATING TO FUNDING FOR SCHOOL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.

Requires the Department of Education to include source of project funding and amount of legislative appropriations used for some other purpose and the justification for such use in the information posted on the Department's website relating to school repair and maintenance projects.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

LHE, FIN

SB585, SD1

RELATING TO THE SCHOOL-LEVEL MINOR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE SPECIAL FUND.

Clarifies that the school-level minor repairs and maintenance special fund shall be used only to fund minor repairs and maintenance.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

LHE, FIN

SB587, SD2

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Requires that the Board of Education hold at least two community meetings each year in each county to receive public input on public education and public library issues.  Removes restriction on community meetings to allow the meetings to be held for the purpose of formulating educational policy.  Exempts community meetings from certain requirements.  Requires the Board of Education to video record community meetings and make video recordings available.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

LHE, JUD, FIN

SB594, SD2

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes and appropriates funds for a school meal subsidy program within the department of education to provide school lunch subsidies to children whose families do not otherwise qualify for free lunch under the free and reduced price lunch program, subject to income eligibility.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

LHE, FIN

SB2086, SD1

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES.

Requires the comptroller's annual report to the governor and the legislature to include a list of all accounts that were closed by the comptroller and a list of accounts that are still open but that are still open but serving a lapsed program or initiative during the immediately preceding fiscal year.  (SD1)

 

LAB, FIN

SB2920, SD1

RELATING TO CONFORMITY TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

Conforms Hawaii income and estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of 12/31/2019.  (SD1)

 

FIN