Bills of interest for FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE/COMMITTEE ON TOURISM
8:30 A.M.
ROOM 312
HEARING NOTICE

HB867 RELATING TO HEALTHY INITIATIVES
Establishes a pilot program within the department of agriculture to encourage farmers to form agricultural cooperatives, coordinate purchasing agreements between the agricultural cooperatives and hotels, restaurants, and other buyers in the visitor and hospitality industries, and develop and implement safe food certification for products under the pilot program; requires annual reports to the legislature; appropriates funds. ($) (TSUJI)


COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
9:00 A.M.
ROOM 312
HEARING NOTICE

HB1380 RELATING TO HAWAII-GROWN PRODUCE
Establishes the farm-to-school program in the department of education to increase the procurement of locally-grown fruits and vegetables. Establishes the Hawaii-grown fresh fruit and vegetable program to increase schoolchildren's access to Hawaii produce. Establishes the farmers to food banks pilot program. (B.OSHIRO)

HB1232 MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Appropriates funds to the department of agriculture to: acquire a slaughterhouse within the Campbell Industrial Park on the island of Oahu; to fund necessary construction, renovation, and improvement projects; and to purchase equipment for the slaughterhouse. ($) (TSUJI)

HB1276 RELATING TO LIVESTOCK
Provides a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, HRS, to the Hawaii Livestock Cooperative to enable the cooperative's slaughter facility to stabilize their operations. ($) (HASHEM)


COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT/COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION & BUSINESS
9:00 A.M.
ROOM 309
HEARING NOTICE

HB1316 RELATING TO LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Requires that no employee be required to work more than five hours continuously without a scheduled interval of at least thirty consecutive minutes for a rest or bona fide meal period. Requires employers who do not provide a rest or meal break to employees to be liable to the employee affected in an amount equivalent to one and one-half hours for each thirty minute meal break the employee was not provided. (SAY BR)

HB884 RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE
Amends the family leave requirement to permit an employee to utilize family leave time to care for a sibling.


COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
9:00 A.M.
ROOM 329
HEARING NOTICE

HB904 RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR
Prohibits the sale or distribution of caffeinated alcoholic beverages unless labeled as an "intoxicating liquor" and accompanied by a warning about potential harmful effects of consumption. (YAMANE)

HB889 RELATING TO HEALTH
Requires hospitals to disclose infection rates; protects patient privacy rights. (NISHIMOTO)

HB127 RELATING TO HEALTHCARE
Requires hospitals to provide survivors of sexual assault with medically and factually accurate and unbiased information regarding emergency contraception. (MORITA)

HB622 RELATING TO EDUCATION
Requires the department of education to adopt rules to educate coaches, youth athletes, and their parents or guardians of the nature and risk of concussions and head injuries. Requires that coaches receive annual training to recognize symptoms of concussions and that youth athletes suspected of sustaining a concussion be kept from practice or competition until conditions are met. (EVANS)

HB821 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE
Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide health care coverage and benefits for autism spectrum disorders beginning after 12/31/2011. (C.LEE)


COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND & OCEAN RESOURCES
9:00 A.M.
ROOM 325
HEARING NOTICE

HB505 RELATING TO FLOOD MITIGATION
Appropriates funds for flood mitigation on Farrington Highway between Maili and Nanakuli. ($) (AWANA)


COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
2:00 P.M.
ROOM 325
HEARING NOTICE

HB862 RELATING TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION
Requires the ethics commission to retain, in electronic form for ten years, financial and gift disclosure statements filed by legislators, employees, and delegates to a constitutional convention and statements filed by lobbyists. Makes such documents public records for so long as the documents are available, either in paper or electronic form. (BELATTI)