THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2021

 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

TIME:

10:10 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

TIMESLOT:

M-F 8:30AM – 11:00AM

 

 THE STATE CAPITOL IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

 

A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available on the Senate YouTube Channel.

 

Click here for more information about Live and On-Demand Video options.

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective subject matter committees:

 

SB 128, SD1

      (SSCR2)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Establishes a fungicide subsidy program until June 30, 2026, to subsidize coffee growers for the purchase of fungicides to combat coffee leaf rust.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

AEN, WAM

SB 179, SD1

      (SSCR3)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO IRRIGATION.

Transfers operational authority over portions of the east Kauai irrigation system operated and maintained by the east Kauai water users' cooperative as of 12/14/20, to the Department of Agriculture.  Appropriates funds.  (SD1)

 

AEN, WAM

SB 336

      (SSCR5)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS.

Increases the Board of Agriculture Chairperson's authority to approve agricultural loans and aquacultural loans not to exceed $50,000 of state funds, rather than $25,000.

 

AEN, WAM

SB 339, SD1

      (SSCR4)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LAND QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL COST TAX CREDIT.

Clarifies that a taxpayer can claim the important agricultural land qualified agricultural cost tax credit in the third taxable year after application for first-year certification of the credit, rather than in any taxable year following the taxable year in which qualified agricultural costs were incurred.  Extends the time that the department of agriculture may certify the important agricultural land qualified agricultural costs tax credit from 12/31/2021 to 12/31/2030.  (SD1)

 

AEN, WAM

SB 144, SD1

      (SSCR6)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO A SCHOOL SUPPLY SUBSIDY PILOT PROGRAM.

Establishes and makes an appropriation for a one-year school supply subsidy pilot program at Na‘alehu elementary school.  (SD1)

 

EDU, WAM

SB 220, SD1

      (SSCR7)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SERVICE-LEARNING.

Requires the Department of Education to implement a service-learning curriculum to develop student character, values, self-esteem, civic responsibility, financial literacy, and knowledge of local community issues and concerns though community service volunteer work.  (SD1)

 

EDU, WAM

 

Decision making meeting only, no oral testimony will be accepted.

 

Persons wishing to submit written testimony may do so up to 24 hours prior to the hearing. Click here to submit written testimony.

 

All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate is posted on the Hawai‘i Legislature's website, which is accessible to the public. Please do not include private information that you do not want disclosed to the public.

 

The cable TV broadcast and/or live stream of this meeting will include closed captioning. If you require other auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., interpretive services (oral or written) or ASL interpreter), please contact the committee clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing so that arrangements can be made.

 

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.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808)586-6800.

 

 

 

 

_____________________________________

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz

Chair