HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016
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Rep. Karl Rhoads, Chair |
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Rep. Joy A. San Buenaventura, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Dee Morikawa |
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Rep. Tom Brower |
Rep. Mark M. Nakashima |
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Rep. Richard P. Creagan |
Rep. Gregg Takayama |
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Rep. Mark J. Hashem |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami |
Rep. Bob McDermott |
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Rep. Chris Lee |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016 |
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2:00 p.m. |
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Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Appropriates funds to the Judiciary for FY 2016-2017.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO LEGAL SERVICES. Appropriates moneys from the general fund for civil legal services for low- and moderate-income persons to be purchased by the Judiciary. (HB2121 HD1)
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HUS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH PROCEDURES. Ensures the timely administration of mental health examinations; supports the process of expedient administration of justice; and clarifies the procedure for reevaluation of fitness to proceed after a finding of unfitness and attempts at restoration. (HB2359 HD1)
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HLT, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGE OF CONSENT FOR ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. Authorizes a minor who is fourteen years of age or older to consent to mental health treatment or counseling services by a licensed mental health professional if the professional deems the minor is mature enough to participate intelligently in the treatment or services. (HB2357 HD1)
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HLT, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. Allows home schooled students to participate in extracurricular activities offered at the public school that they would otherwise be required to attend. (HB2135 HD1)
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EDN, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO DISCHARGE PLANNING. Requires hospitals to adopt and maintain discharge policies, consistent with recent updates to federal regulations, to ensure that patients continue to receive necessary care after leaving the hospital. (HB2252 HD1)
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RELATING TO RECORDS OF THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Authorizes the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to set rates for copies of records that are protected from the disclosure requirements of Chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Establishes rates for copies of medical records at the actual cost of preparation within minimum and maximum rates. (HB1111 HD1)
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS. Requires agencies to exercise reasonable care in the maintenance of all government records under its control that are required to be made available for public inspection.
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RELATING TO HAWAII DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS. Authorizes and requires the Employees' Retirement System to make direct payment to a spouse or former spouse of a system member or retirant of all or a portion of the member's or retirant's benefits pursuant to a Hawaii domestic relations order. Appropriates funds. (HB2468 HD1)
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RELATING TO THE DISCLOSURE OF TAX RETURN INFORMATION. Amends section 231-18, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow disclosure of tax return information to the Department of the Attorney General, federal, state, or local officials, and other persons in specified situations; and amends section 235-116, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to clarify that all information filed under chapter 235, Hawaii Revised Statutes, with any state agency is confidential.
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RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE TAX APPEALS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM. Amends section 231-7.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to clarify the types of cases that can be appealed, clarify certain procedures, and make other technical, nonsubstantive changes.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM FIDUCIARY ACCESS TO DIGITAL ASSETS ACT. Provides authority to plan for the management and disposition of digital assets. (HB2115 HD1)
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CPC, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT OF WAGE LAWS. Changes the penalties for government contractors who violate wages and hours laws. Increases penalties, in addition to the separate payment of back wages, to $1,000 for the first offense and $10,000 for the second offense. (HB2473 HD1)
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LAB, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Establishes a two-year Agricultural Theft and Vandalism Pilot Project in the Department of Agriculture to focus on investigating and prosecuting agricultural theft and agricultural vandalism in the County of Hawaii. Appropriates funds.
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AGR, JUD, FIN |
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The following measure(s) were previously heard on Friday, February 5, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. No public testimony will be accepted.
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RELATING TO THEFT OF BICYCLE. Establishes the offense of theft of bicycle.
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RELATING TO AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. Establishes and designates American Sign Language as an official foreign language of the State.
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JUD, FIN |
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The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. No public testimony will be accepted.
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FUNDS. Limits the amount of campaign funds that may be spent by an elected official on memberships in civic or community groups or on protocol gifts to twice the allowable individual contribution amount.
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JUD, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony should indicate:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;
· The date and time of the hearing; and
· Measure number.
While every effort will be made to incorporate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.
Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: 5 copies (including an original) to Room 305 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 808-586-6531 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islander without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or
WEB: For testimony less than 10MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.
Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website. This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony. Those wishing to provide oral testimony will be limited to two minutes.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6437 or email your request for an interpreter to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
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________________________________________ Rep. Karl Rhoads Chair |
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