Sen. Lorraine R. Inouye

Primary SB 1292

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE HILO COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DISTRICT.

Provides for the redevelopment of the Hilo area by establishing the framework, requirements, and conditions for redevelopment districts and specifically designating the Waiakea Peninsula Redevelopment District, appropriates funds for the implementation of the redevelopment district program, and makes conforming amendments to lease restrictions on public lands to facilitate the implementation of redevelopment districts. (SB1292 HD1)

In committee Mar 24, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1084

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.

Amends the appointment process of certain members of the Hawaii Tourism Authority's (Authority) Board of Directors (Board). Clarifies the Authority's reporting and disclosure of specific information. Requires the Board to develop policies and procedures on approving expenditures of excess or carryover funds. (SB1084 HD1)

In committee Mar 24, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 553

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Authorizes allocation of supplemental categorical funding to remote schools, subject to legislative appropriation. Appropriates funds. (SB553 HD1)

In committee Mar 24, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 404

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CHAPTER 245, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Requires sellers of electronic smoking devices or eliquid to obtain a retail tobacco permit or dealer or wholesale license. Increases the license fee for wholesalers or dealers and the retail tobacco permit fee. Applies the cigarette and tobacco product excise tax to electronic smoking devices and e-liquid. (SB404 HD1)

In committee Mar 24, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 39

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

ENCOURAGING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A COORDINATED MAGNET SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR KALAHEO HIGH SCHOOL AND KAILUA HIGH SCHOOL.

In committee Mar 24, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 698

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Requires an owner or occupier of agricultural land to notify the Land Use Commission of the agricultural uses for which land was subdivided. Grants the Commission enforcement authority over conditions, restrictions, uses, and subdivision of agricultural lands, including the right to enter and inspect lands, issue orders, and impose fines or liens for violations. (SB698 HD1)

In committee Mar 24, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SCR 95

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

ENCOURAGING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A COORDINATED MAGNET SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR KALAHEO HIGH SCHOOL AND KAILUA HIGH SCHOOL.

In committee Mar 24, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1129

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Establishes a medical aid in dying act that establishes a regulatory process under which an adult resident of the State with a medically confirmed terminal disease may obtain a prescription for medication to be self-administered to end the patient's life. (SD2)

In committee Mar 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 199

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TEACHER INCENTIVES.

Clarifies that funds for bonuses required by statute or collective bargaining shall not be paid out of a charter school's facilities funding or per-pupil funds. Requires, beginning with fiscal year 2018-2019, that such bonuses be separate line items in the budget. Appropriates funds for teacher bonuses for hard-to-fill placement incentives and National Board certified teacher incentives for charter school teachers. (SB199 HD1)

In committee Mar 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1100

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO RECORDS MANAGEMENT.

Requires the department of education to set a standard for retention of student records, including in electronic format, of not less than one hundred years. Allows the department of education to partner with the Hawaii correctional industries program to establish a three-year student records modernization pilot project. (SB1100 HD1)

In committee Mar 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track