Bills of interest for Wednesday, March 10, 2010

COMMITTEE ON HOUSING
9:00 A.M. – ROOM 325

SB2575 RELATING TO HOUSING
Creates an anti-speculation capital gains tax on profits from the sale of real property held for less than twenty-four months, with exceptions. Directs revenues to be deposited equally in general fund and rental housing trust fund. Effective 7/1/2050.


COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
9:00 A.M. – ROOM 309

SB2461 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION
Raises rental motor vehicle customer facility charge from $1/day to $4.50/day. Appropriates funds out of the rental motor vehicle customer facility charge special fund for multiple purposes. (SD2) ($)


SB2942 RELATING TO THE ALOHA TOWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Abolishes Aloha Tower development corporation. Transfers the ATDC to the Hawaii community development authority. Transfers harbors modernization group to the department of transportation. Places commercial harbors modernization plan under the harbors modernization group. Makes appropriation. Effective upon approval. ($)


COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION/COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION/COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
2:00 P.M. – ROOM 309

SB2124, SD2 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND
Makes an appropriation from the Hawaii hurricane relief fund to restore the remaining public school instructional days for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years; provided that the moneys shall only be released upon completion of negotiations of parties necessary to execute the restoration of instructional days. Allocates a proportionate amount of the appropriation to charter schools. Requires unexpended funds from each school year to lapse to the Hawaii hurricane relief fund. (SD2) ($)

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
2:30 P.M. – ROOM 309

SB2470, SD2 RELATING TO EDUCATION
Requires all public schools, including charter schools, to implement a minimum of two hundred days of classroom instruction, or an equivalent number of instructional hours, per school year. Effective 1/1/99.

SB2570, SD1 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 2, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM AN ELECTED BOARD TO AN APPOINTED BOARD
Proposes a constitutional amendment to require voting members of the board of education to be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, as provided by law. (SD1) (ConAm)


SB2571, SD2 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Establishes implementing provisions, in the alternative, for constitutional amendments that (1) change the method of selection of the board of education from election to appointment by the governor, and (2) authorize the board of education student member to vote on all matters before the board, except for those matters relating to fiscal and personnel issues, and requires the Hawaii student council to hold an election, with all secondary public schools participating, to elect the student member, upon ratification of appropriate constitutional amendments. (SD2)