Bills of interest for Thursday, March 27th

Committee on Legislative Management, Room 423, 2:00 p.m.
Chair: Rep. Michael Magaoay, 586-6380

HCR43, HD1/HR43, HD1 REQUESTING A MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA'S ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT. (Mizuno)

Committee on Judiciary, Room 325, 2:25 p.m.
Chair: Rep. Tommy Waters, 586-9450

SB6, HD1 RELATING TO OPIHI. Prohibits the selling or offering for sale of opihi, except in certain circumstances.

Committee on Finance, Room 308, 2:00 p.m.
Agenda #1
Chair: Rep. Marcus Oshiro, 586-6200

SB2915, SD2 RELATING TO TARO. Creating the taro security and purity task force and appropriating funds for that purpose.

SB2828, SD2, HD1 RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF. Clarifies the use of the governor's emergency powers.

SB2082, SD2, HD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Appropriates funds to the Department of Public Safety to develop a plan by January 1, 2009 to provide facilities and services to returning female Hawaii prisnoners.

Agenda #2, 3:00 p.m.

SB2652, SD2, HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires BOE to provide wage adjustments for substitute teachers comparable to the across-the-board wage adjustments negotiated for teachers in collection bargaining unit 5.

SB2842, SD2, HD1 RELATING TO LIGHTING. Phases out and bans the use of certain lighting products with lead and high mercury content.

SB2843, SD2, HD1 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE RECYCLING. Requires manufacturers of electronic devices to collect and recycle electronic devices.

Agenda #3, 4:00 p.m.

SB2088, SD1, HD1 RELATING TO ADVANCED FLIGHT SIMULATOR TRAINING. Adds businesses engaged in advanced flight simulator training for pilots, dispatchers, mechanics or air traffic controllers to the definition of "qualified business" under the State Enterprise Zones law.