REQUESTS BY THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS OF FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AND QUASI-PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES

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1 REQUESTS BY THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS OF FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AND QUASI-PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES REGULAR SESSION OF 2016 Compiled by the Systems Office LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

2 REQUESTS BY THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS OF FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AND QUASI-PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES REGULAR SESSION OF 2016 SHOWING ACTIONS TAKEN AS OF May 15, 2016 LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street Honolulu, Hawaii Compiled by the LRB Systems Office

3 FOREWORD This publication sets forth all of the requests made by the Hawaii State Legislature during the Regular Session of 2016 to agencies and officials of the federal, state and county governments and of quasi-public and private agencies. These requests are contained in acts enacted by the Legislature or bills passed, but which have yet to be approved by the Governor. These acts or bills include specific requests for submission of information back to the Legislature, excluding annual and other reports requested on an indefinite basis. These requests are also contained in resolutions adopted by the Senate or House of Representatives or by the whole Legislature. Dates by which reports and other responses are expected are indicated when specifically set by the Legislature. The names of the agencies involved in the conduct of a study or the execution of a request are underscored. For the reader's convenience these legislative requests are also grouped together by agencies (see agency index); as well as by subject matter (see subject index). Standard abbreviations used in the text are: SB - Senate Bill SCR - Senate Concurrent Resolution SD - Senate Draft SR - Senate Resolution SSCR - Senate Standing Committee Report HB - House Bill HCR - House Concurrent Resolution HD - House Draft HR - House Resolution HSCR - House Standing Committee Report CD - Conference Draft CCR - Conference Committee Report An asterisk (*) preceding a measure number denotes that there are minor differences between similar measures that are grouped together. The word "filed" appended to certain committee reports denotes that the committee report is separated from the bill. May 2016 Charlotte A. Carter-Yamauchi Director ii

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page FOREWORD... ii ACT SENATE BILLS... 2 HOUSE BILLS... 8 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS SENATE RESOLUTIONS HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS HOUSE RESOLUTIONS SUBJECT INDEX AGENCY INDEX Federal Government State of Hawaii Legislative Branch Executive Branch Judiciary Office of Hawaiian Affairs County Government Quasi iii

5 ACT 43 SB 2552, SD1, HD1 BIRTH, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, AND DEATH CERTIFICATE FEES AND FUNDING FOR THE SPOUSE AND CHILD ABUSE SPECIAL ACCOUNT, THE SPOUSE AND CHILD ABUSE SPECIAL ACCOUNT, THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SPECIAL FUND, AND THE VITAL STATISTICS IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL FUND. Requires the Department of Health with the cooperation of the Department of Taxation, Department of Budget and Finance, and other relevant executive departments to conduct a study on the distribution of revenues derived from fees for birth, marriage, divorce, or death certificates including: (1) Estimated total revenues derived from the fees through fiscal year ; (2) Estimated distribution of fee revenues among the non-general funds specified i section , Hawaii Revised Statutes, through fiscal year ; (3) Estimated budgetary needs of the agencies and programs supported by the non-general funds listed in section , Hawaii Revised Statutes (the spouse and child abuse special account; the spouse and child abuse special account; the domestic violence and sexual assault special fund; and the vital statistics improvement special fund),, through fiscal year ; (4) Differences between the estimated budgetary needs of the agencies and programs under paragraph (3) and their estimated share of fee revenues; and (5) A recommendation on whether to: (A) Continue the distribution of fee revenues to the non-general funds, with or without modification; or (B) Redistribute all or most of the fee revenues to the general fund and change the means of financing of affected agencies and programs to general funds. Further requires the Department of Health to submit the study, with its findings and recommendations, to the Legislature and Governor no later than November 1, (SSCR 2195, HSCR ) ACT 48 HB 1581, HD2, SD2, CD1 COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, LAND USE COMMISSION, PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND HEARINGS INVOLVING CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, APPEAL OF CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS. Requires decisions in contested case hearings of the Commission on Water Resource Management, Land Use Commission, Public Utilities Commission, Hawaii Community Development Authority, and hearings involving conservation districts to be appealed directly to the Supreme Court,. Requires the Judiciary to submit a report of its findings and recommendations regarding the - 1 -

6 change in judicial proceedings made by this Act, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of (HSCR , , SSCR 3083, 3559, CCR 67-16) SB 2077, SD1, HD2, CD2 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES DISPLACED THROUGH THE PRIVATIZATION OR CLOSURE OF THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION FACILITY (SEPARATION BENEFITS LAW). Requires the head of the agency that provided benefits under the Separation Benefits Law to transmit a report of every position identified for abolishment and vacated this law to the Director of Finance and Director of Human Resources Development, who shall abolish these positions from the appropriate budget and personnel files and requires the Governor to report this information to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each Regular Session beginning with the Regular Session of Requires the Department of Human Resources Development and the Department of Budget and Finance to report on any restructuring activities initiated as a consequence the Separation Benefits Law to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each Regular Session beginning with the Regular Session of Requires the report to include a description of the abolished positions, an explanation as to how the new workforce structure, including resulting service delivery changes, will more efficiently serve the needs of the agency's clients, the cost of the benefit per participant, and the total cost to the State. (SSCR 2226 (JDL), 2763, HSCR , , CCR filed, SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT 6, HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT 1) SB 2196, SD2, HD1, CD1 POLICE OFFICER INVOLVED DEATH, REVIEWING CRIMINAL OF INCIDENTS OF. Establishes a Law Enforcement Officer Independent Review Board within the Department of the Attorney General to be responsible for reviewing criminal investigations of incidents of officer-involved death conducted by law enforcement agencies and issuing recommendations to the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the incident occurred. Requires the board to consist of: (1) One Deputy Attorney General; (2) One former prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney who served in that capacity with the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney for the City and County of Honolulu; (3) One former prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney who served in that capacity with the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney for the County of Maui; (4) One former prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney who served in that capacity with the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for Hawaii County; - 2 -

7 (5) One former prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney who served in that capacity with the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for the County of Kauai; (6) One retired justice or judge of a state court in the State to be appointed by the Governor without regard to the requirements of section 26-34; (7) One former chief of police, former sheriff, former chief deputy chief of police, or former chief deputy sheriff to be appointed by the Governor without regard to the requirements of section 26-34; and (8) Two community members to be appointed as follows: (A) One community member to be appointed by the Governor without regard to the requirements of section 26-34; and (B) One community member to be appointed by the Attorney General Requires the Board to review its activities and submit a report to the Legislature of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of (SSCR 2471, 2696, HSCR , , CCR ) SB 2384, SD1, HD1, CD1 CARE FACILITIES, VISITS AND INSPECTIONS FOR LICENSING. Requires the Department of Health to submit reports to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Sessions of 2017, 2018, and 2019 on: (1) The annual aggregate numbers of announced and unannounced visits conducted by the Department on the state-licensed or state-certified care facilities; (2) The annual aggregate numbers of unannounced inspections conducted by the Department on the state-licensed or state-certified facilities as follow-up visits, visits to confirm corrections or deficiencies, or visits to investigate complaints or suspicions of abuse or neglect; and (3) The general outcomes and corrective actions taken because of the visits and investigations conducted by the Department on the state-licensed or state-certified care facilities. (SSCR 2513, HSCR , , CCR ) SB 2476, SD2, HD2, CD1 DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, OR DEAF AND BLIND CHILDREN, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. Requires the Department of Health, Department of Education, and Executive Office on Early Learning to establish and convene a working group to make recommendations to the Legislature on issues related to supporting age-appropriate development for children from birth to age five years who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind. Requires the working group to include the following members selected by the Director of Health: - 3 -

8 (1) One parent of a child who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind who uses American Sign Language; (2) One parent of a child who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind who uses oral language; (3) One parent of a child who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind who uses a cochlear implant device; (4) One parent of a child who is deaf-blind; (5) One individual who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf- blind who uses American Sign Language; (6) One individual who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf- blind who uses oral language; (7) One credentialed teacher who uses American Sign Language for children under age six years who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind; (8) One credentialed teacher who uses oral language for children under age six years who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind; (9) One early intervention specialist who works with infants and toddlers using American Sign Language; (10) One early intervention specialist who works with infants and toddlers using oral language; (11) One audiologist or speech language pathologist with knowledge of language assessment and intervention for children who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind; (12) One representative from the English as a second language community; (13) One representative from the Department of Health Disability and Communication Access Board; (14) One representative from the Department of Health Newborn Hearing Screening Program; (15) One representative from the Department of Health Early Intervention Section; (16) One representative from the Department of Education; and (17) One representative from the Executive Office on Early Learning. Excluding the members who are parents of children who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind, the majority of the remaining members shall be deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind and represent the diversity of their community which includes deaf culture, hard of hearing, cochlear implant and hearing aid users, unilateral hearing loss, auditory neural hearing loss, and cultural diversity. At least one member shall be a representative from the county of Hawaii, Maui, or Kauai. At least one parent member shall be deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind. Two parent members shall have children who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind who are under six years of age at the time of appointment by the director of health. Requires the working group to examine, research, and make recommendations for the following: (1) A resource guide for parents of children who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind that may include milestones of age-appropriate language development, websites related to deafness and hearing loss, national and state organizations and resources for families, terms and definitions related to deafness and hearing loss, and communication choices; - 4 -

9 (2) Tools used to assess and plan language development services for children from birth to age five years who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind; (3) Data and the availability of data on the language and literacy development for children from birth to age five years who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind; (4) Improvements concerning the statewide system of services that support ageappropriate language development for children from birth to age five years who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind; and (5) Improvements concerning the transition of children at age three years from the department of health early intervention services to the department of education services. Further requires the working group to submit an interim report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation and a proposed extension of the working group, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2017, and a final report of the working group's findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of Working group to cease to exist on June 30, (SSCR 2458, 2771, HSCR , , (FIN) CCR 23-16) SB 2550, HD1, CD1 FEDERAL FUNDING POLICY. Requires the Office of the Governor to prepare a federal funding policy study for the State that shall: (1) Identify the federal fund awards that state executive departments regularly receive to pay for programs and projects; (2) Estimate the amount of federal funds to be expended by the state government annually in the next two fiscal biennium; (3) Analyze the extent of the dependence of state executive departments on federal funds to pay for major programs and projects; (4) Address the likelihood of a reduction of federal funds for state programs and projects in the next two fiscal bienniums; and (5) Discuss generally the impact on state government and Hawaii residents if federal funding levels are reduced. Further requires the study to recommend a policy with respect to the use of federal funds for state programs and projects that includes: (1) Parameters regarding the application for and acceptance of federal funds available on a formula or competitive basis; (2) Principles guiding the extent of dependence of state executive departments on federal funds; (3) Conditions for using federal funds as the means of financing the salaries of state employees; - 5 -

10 (4) Circumstances under which the state government should continue programs or projects with state funds after federal funds are no longer available for those programs and projects; and (5) Measures and recommendations to protect the state government and residents of the State from the adverse effects of a slowed or reduced rate of federal funding for state programs and projects. Requires the Office to submit an interim report on the actions taken from its effective date until December 31, 2016, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2017, and a final federal funding policy study and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular session of (SSCR 2503, HSCR , CCR ) SB 2557, SD2, HD1, CD1 CONCUSSION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. Requires the Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science of the University of Hawaii to submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of (SSCR 2445, 2813, HSCR , , CCR 85-16) SB 2561, SD2, HD1, CD1 AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING. Establishes a Temporary Special Action Team on Affordable Rental Housing within the Office of Planning for recommending actions to increase the supply of rental housing, particularly rental housing affordable to low- and moderateincome families. Requires the team to include: (1) The Director of the Office of Planning, who shall serve as chair; (2) The Executive Director of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; (3) A member of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (4) A member of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; (5) A representative from each county, to be appointed by the mayor of the respective county; (6) A member of the public to represent affordable housing advocacy groups, to be appointed by the Governor; (7) A member of the public to represent non-profit developers with expertise in housing development, to be appointed by the Governor; and (8) A member of the public to represent for-profit developers with expertise in housing development, to be appointed by the Governor

11 Requires the Special Action Team to submit reports to the Legislature of its findings, recommendations, and progress with the ten-year plan no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Sessions of 2017, 2018, and Further requires the Special Action Team to submit legislation proposing an update to the Hawaii State Planning Act to include the state housing plan no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of Special Action Team to terminate on December 31, (SSCR 2250, 2815, HSCR , , CCR 87-16) SB 2618, SD1, HD2, CD1 FERRY SYSTEM FEASIBILITY STUDY. Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing an interisland and intra-island ferry system similar to the ferry systems operated by Washington State and other jurisdictions, including proposed legislation and report its findings and recommendations, including proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of (SSCR 2083, 2800, HSCR , , CCR ) SB 2630, SD1, HD1, CD1 INMATE TRAINING AND MENTORING PROGRAM. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism's Hawaii Community-Based Economic Development Technical and Financial Assistance Program to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a training and mentoring program for qualified prison inmates, to be called the Reentry Academy for Training and Entrepreneurial Resources (RAFTER), to facilitate their reentry into society. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to cooperate with the visitor and resort industries, labor unions, the construction industry, community colleges, and the University of Hawaii, to identify the kinds of training and mentoring required to succeed in various professions, industries, vocations, and trades. Further requires the Department to develop a component to offer inmates training in life skills such as personal hygiene and grooming, dressing for success, exercise, healthy diets, time management, dealing with family relationships, responsible finances, and basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills. Further requires the Department to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of (SSCR 2066, 2797, HSCR , , CCR 41-16) - 7 -

12 SB 2652, SD2, HD2, CD1 RENEWABLE FUELS PRODUCTION INCOME TAX CREDIT. Requires the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to submit a written report following each year in which a renewable fuels production income tax credit has been claimed to the Governor and Legislature regarding the production and sale of renewable fuels. Further requires the report to include: (1) The number, location, and production of renewable fuels production facilities in the State and outside the State that have claimed a credit under this section; (2) The total number of British thermal units of renewable fuels, broken down by type of fuel, produced and sold during the previous year; and (3) The projected number of British thermal units of renewable fuels production for the succeeding year. (SSCR 2041, 2767, HSCR , , CCR ) HB 260, HD1, SD1, CD1 MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE RATES. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to conduct an annual study on the impact of motor vehicle insurance requirements for transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers on personal motor vehicle insurance policy rates in the State and submit a written report of findings and recommendations, including any necessary proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Sessions of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and (HSCR , , SSCR 3461, CCR ) HB 1050, SD2, CD1 PLANT QUARANTINE BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AUDIT OF. Requires the Auditor to conduct a financial and performance audit of the duties and facilities of the Plant Quarantine Branch of the Department of Agriculture, including the Branch's biosecurity programs and related programs and submit a report of findings and recommendations, including proposed legislation, to the Governor and the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of (HSCR 275, 649, SSCR 3019, 3590, CCR ) - 8 -

13 HB 1700, HD1, SD1, CD1 PART III, SECTION 4.1 CREATIVE LAB PROGRAM. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to submit an interim report on the Department's plan and actions to expend the appropriation to the Legislature at least twenty days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2017 and a final report on the actions under and results of the creative lab program during fiscal year to the Legislature by November 1, PART III, SECTION 5.1 PESTS, PATHWAYS OF MOVING INTO STATE PORTS. Requires the Department of Agriculture to submit a report on the pathways of pests moving into ports throughout the State, to determine the risk associated with these pathways, to determine risk associated by commodity, and to determine the resources and methodologies needed to improve interdiction and prevention measures to the Legislature thirty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of PART III, SECTION 5.3 GERMPLASM TO REPLACE IMPORTED HIGH-RISK FLOWERS AND PRODUCE. Requires the Department of Agriculture in coordination with agricultural commodity organizations involved with potted plants, cut-flowers, herbs, vegetables, and tropical fruits, for research, importation, evaluation, and distribution of new germplasm necessary to replace high-risk flowers and produce brought into the State and for the Department submit a report on its progress to the Legislature thirty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of PART III, SECTION 16.1 HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION - CORPORATE OFFICE'S EXPENDITURES. Requires the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Health System Corporation to prepare a plan to reduce expenditures under Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Corporate Office (HTH210) for each fiscal year of the fiscal biennium , that reflects the discontinuance of the direct delivery of health care services at the Maui regional system's three hospital facilities pursuant to Act 103 but does not negatively impact the remaining regions. Requires the plan to explain and justify any inability of the Board to reduce expenditures of the Corporate Office by the same amount as the assessment previously imposed on the Maui regional system for those expenditures and that the Board submit the plan to the Legislature and Governor no later than November 1, PART III, SECTION 16.4 HAWAII STATE HOSPITAL, BUDGET. Requires the Governor and Director of Health to formulate a budget request for the Hawaii State Hospital Under Adult Mental Health - Inpatient (HTH430) for each fiscal year of the fiscal biennium that fully funds - 9 -

14 anticipated operating deficits and precludes the need for interdepartmental transfers-in from adult mental health - outpatient (HTH420) or any other budget program ID of the Department. Further requires the Governor to include the formulated budget request in the multi-year program and financial plan and executive budget for the fiscal biennium that is submitted to the Legislature before the Regular Session of PART III, SECTION 20.1 HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Requires the Department of Human Services to submit a report to the Legislature detailing: (1) The status of the current number of homeless individuals and families statewide, the level of services currently provided, and any available information on service outcomes; (2) A plan for the disbursement of the amount specified under paragraph (1), including expected benchmarks on program outcomes, how benchmarks were determined, and how and when outcomes will be monitored and evaluated; and (3) A projection of the disbursement of resources required for the biennium; prior to November 1, Further requires the Department to submit a report on the expenditure of the amount specified, the benchmarks, and the variance between budgeted benchmarks and actual to the Legislature no later than November 30, 2017." PART III, SECTION 25.1 DEBIT CARD PILOT PROJECT FOR TEACHERS. Requires the Department of Education to evaluate the benefits and detriments of the pilot project and submit a report of its evaluation to the Legislature at least twenty days before the convening of the Regular Session of Requires the report to include a recommendation of whether to establish a permanent declining balance debit card program, to refrain from establishing a permanent program, or to continue the pilot project for further evaluation. PART III, SECTION 28.1 SMALL BOAT HARBORS, OPERATION OF. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to operate all or some of the small boat harbors of the department for at least six days a week and submit an interim report on the Department's plan and actions to the Legislature at least twenty days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2017, and a final report with information and data on the results of operating the small boat harbors for at least six days a week to the Legislature by November 1,

15 PART III, SECTION DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS PERSONNEL, FRINGE BENEFITS FOR. Requires the Director of Finance to submit a report to the Legislature at least twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of Part V, SECTION 51.2 CREATIVE MEDIA CENTER, INTEGRATED PUBLIC/PRIVATE, WEST OAHU. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to provide a report regarding the partnership between the University of Hawaii West Oahu and the Department to develop a master plan for the development of an integrated public/private creative media center is completed, initiative focused on west Oahu, which shall include: (1) A formal agreement between all respective agencies on the responsibilities of each agency; (2) A development plan to include expected costs and strategic partnerships between the public and private sectors; (3) A plan by the University to assign coordination and leadership for statewide creative media programs at the University of Hawaii West Oahu to the 2018 Legislature. PART V, SECTION 52. OAHU COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER. Requires the Department of Public Safety to submit a progress report on the preliminary design and projected cost of the replacement Oahu community correctional center and progress towards both a financing plan and issuance of a request for proposals for the acquisition of the facility from a private developer for the State on a turn-key basis to the legislature by February 1, 2017." PART V, SECTION OAHU COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER, SITES FOR A NEW. Requires the Governor to commission a study of possible sites for the construction of a new Oahu community correctional center facility and shall submit the study, including its finds, recommendations and any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of PART VI, SECTION 78.1 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REVENUE BONDS FROM THE TUITION AND FEES SPECIAL FUND. Requires the University of Hawaii to submit a report on what revenues of the University, including the name of the fund and the revenue sources of that fund, are used or will be used to pay principal and interest on university revenue bonds from the tuition and fees special fund to the Legislature no later than 30 days before the Regular Session of (HSCR , SSCR 3575, CCR )

16 HB 1814, HD1, SD1, CD1 PUNISHMENT OF STUDENTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Requires the Department of Education to report on the Department's progress toward implementing provisions regarding 302A-1141 (punishment of pupils limited), 302A (use of seclusion, chemical restraint, or mechanical restraint prohibited) and 302A (use of physical restraint limited; notification; policies and procedures; training; review), Hawaii Revised Statutes, and the expenditure of the funds appropriated, including details of the training provided and the data accountability to assist with the implementation of sections 302A-1141, 302A , and 302A , Hawaii Revised Statutes, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of (HSCR , , SSCR 2975, 3529, CCR ) SECTION 2 HB 1878, HD1, SD2, CD1 AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER IN EACH COUNTY, EVALUATION OF. Requires the Executive Office on Aging shall submit a report of its evaluation findings on the effectiveness of aging and disability resource centers in each county to the Legislature no later than sixty days prior to the convening of the Regular Sessions of 2017 and Section 3 NO WRONG DOOR/AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION GRANT. Further requires the Office to submit a progress report on its implementation of the federal No Wrong Door/aging and disability resource center network implementation grant it received in 2015, to the Legislature no later than sixty days prior to the convening of the Regular Sessions of 2017 and (HSCR , , SSCR 2953, 3496, CCR 90-16) HB 1907, HD2, SD2, CD1 SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION KITS, TESTING OF. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to prepare and transmit a report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by December 1, 2016, containing the number of untested sexual assault evidence collection kits currently being stored by each county, law enforcement agency, or department and the date each untested kit was originally collected. Further requires the Department to involve community stakeholders in drafting the report, including representatives from each county and that the report include: (1) An explanation of the processes that were used in the past to decide which sexual assault evidence collection kits were and were not tested;

17 (2) Progress made to reduce the number of untested sexual assault evidence collection kits to date; (3) A plan and expected timeframe for further reduction in the number of untested sexual assault evidence collection kits; (4) A plan for determining priority of untested sexual assault evidence collection kits and new sexual assault evidence collection kits for testing; (5) Processes that have been adopted or will be adopted to better track and inventory tested and untested sexual assault evidence collection kits, including their locations; (6) Expected outcomes from testing untested sexual assault evidence collection kits and testing new sexual assault evidence collection kits; (7) The criteria and process to determine which untested sexual assault evidence collection kits will be tested and the criteria and process for testing to be applied to all new sexual assault evidence collection kits; (8) The sites and locations of the testing of the untested sexual assault evidence collection kits and testing of new sexual assault evidence collection kits; (9) Victim notification, support services, and other resources that may become necessary in connection with testing untested sexual assault evidence collection kits and new sexual assault evidence collection kits; (10) The expected cost of all projected plans and processes not yet in place for testing untested sexual assault evidence collection kits and new sexual assault evidence collection kits; (11) An assessment of potential funding sources, including federal grants for which applications have been, will be, or may be submitted; and (12) Potential areas for further legislative action or policy changes. (HSCR , , SSCR 3040, 3560, CCR 98-16) HB 2009, HD1, SD1, CD1 HOISTING MACHINE OPERATORS, CERTIFICATION OF. Requires the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board to submit: (1) A comprehensive description of current and pending federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules and regulations pertaining to hoisting machine operators; (2) Similarities and differences between state law and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules and regulations, including federal rules and regulations for state certification of hoisting machine operators; (3) Administration of the certification of hoisting machine operators in other states; (4) The existing fee structure for certification as a hoisting machine operator in the State; and (5) Recommended changes to existing certification procedures for hoisting machine operators in the State, based on the implementation of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules and regulations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of (HSCR , , SSCR 3047, 3570, CCR )

18 HB 2016, HD1, SD1, CD1 HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND, AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC DEDUCTIONS. Requires the Board of Trustees of the Hawaii Employer- Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to submit a report on the status of the automatic electronic deductions to the Legislature by January 15, (HSCR , , SSCR 3135, 3587, CCR ) HB 2018, HD1, SD1, CD1 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. Requires all executive departments and state agencies that manage their own capital improvement projects shall: (1) Use timelines that include a comprehensive list of all activities required on a project, and not simply rely on contractor timelines, which may not reflect all project phases. At a minimum, the list shall include all phases in a project's life cycle, namely, the initiation, planning, design, bid, construction, and post construction phases; (2) Follow state procurement office guidance for tracking payments and deliverables by using a contract administration worksheet that includes milestones or deliverables, which are marked off as items are completed; and (3) To help ensure end-user satisfaction with their capital improvement projects, identify and involve stakeholders throughout a project's execution and closing, including providing information about project costs, schedules, and performance. Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to submit a status report on the implementation of practices to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of (HSCR , , SSCR 3077, 3505, CCR 58-16) HB 2034, HD1, SD2, CD1 KAHOOLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. Requires the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission to submit a financial self-sufficiency and sustainability plan, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of (HSCR , , SSCR 3010, 3357, CCR 48-16)

19 WATER SECURITY PILOT PROGRAM. HB 2040, SD1, CD1 Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to submit an annual report on the two-year pilot program for a water security advisory group to enable public-private partnerships that increase water security by providing matching state funds for projects and programs to the governor and the legislature at least twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2017 and Further requires the reports to include: (1) A summary of all the projects and programs approved to increase water security by improving recharge of groundwater, reducing the use of potable water for irrigation, or encouraging reuse of water; (2) Proposals for future projects and programs; (3) A financial report for the preceding fiscal year; and (4) Objectives and budget projections for the following fiscal year. (HSCR , , SSCR 2885, 3516, CCR ) PRIVATE ROADS, OWNERSHIP OF. HB 2049, HD2, SD2, CD1 Establishes a Roads Commission within the Department of Transportation consisting of the following members, or their designees: (1) The mayor of each county; (2) A member of the State House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (3) A member of the State Senate appointed by the President of the Senate; (4) The Director of Transportation; (5) The Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources; (6) The director of a county transportation department, appointed by the Hawaii Council of Mayors and confirmed by the Hawaii State Association of Counties; (7) The director of planning from a county, appointed by the Hawaii Council of Mayors and confirmed by the Hawaii State Association of Counties; (8) One member of the public, with expertise in civil engineering, city planning, construction, easements and acquisitions, condemnation, real property title research, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, or environmental regulations, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (9) One member of the public, with expertise in civil engineering, city planning, construction, easements and acquisitions, condemnation, real property title research, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, or environmental regulations, appointed by the President of the Senate; and (10) Two members of the public, with expertise in civil engineering, city planning, construction, easements and acquisitions, condemnation, real property title research,

20 compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, or environmental regulations, appointed by a majority of the members on the roads commission. Requires the Commission to: (1) Review all previous studies on disputes regarding private roads; (2) Provide an opinion about the ownership of five private roads that are remnants or whose ownership is in dispute; provided that two of these roads shall be roads that are not widely used by the general public; and (3) Advise the appropriate legislative body of its determination of ownership of the five private roads, and recommend action to the appropriate legislative body, including the initiation of condemnation proceedings as appropriate. Further requires the Commission to submit an interim report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2018, and a final report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of (HSCR , , , SSCR 3060, 3578, CCR ) HIGHWAY FUND, SUSTAINABILITY OF. HB 2086, HD2, SD2 Requires the Governor to submit a report to the Legislature on the sustainability of the state highway fund no later than November 1, 2018, that includes: (1) Actions already taken to sustain the state highway fund; (2) A plan, including various options, for the continued sustainability of the state highway fund; (3) Five-year financial projections for the state highway fund and an analysis of those projections; and (4) Proposed legislation, if any. (HSCR , , SSCR 2957, 3567) HB 2466, HD1, SD1 CIGARETTE TAX REVENUES, DISTRIBUTION OF. Requires the Department of Health and Department of Budget and Finance to jointly conduct a study on the distribution of the cigarette tax revenues including: (1) Estimated total revenues derived from the cigarette tax through fiscal year ;

21 (2) Estimated distribution of cigarette tax revenues among the non-general funds specified in section (6), Hawaii Revised Statutes, through fiscal year ; (3) Estimated budgetary needs of the agencies and programs supported by the nongeneral funds listed in section (6), Hawaii Revised Statutes, through fiscal year ; and (4) Differences between the estimated budgetary needs of the agencies and programs under paragraph (3) and their estimated cigarette tax revenue distribution. Further requires the Departments to include a recommendation in the study of whether to: (1) Continue the cigarette tax revenue distribution to the non-general funds, with or without modification; or (2) Re-distribute all or most of the cigarette tax revenues to the general fund and change the means of financing of affected agencies and programs to general funds. Further requires the Departments to submit the findings and recommendations of the study to the legislature and governor by November 1, (HSCR , 3370) HEALTH INSURANCE CLAIMS DATA. HB 2482, HD2, SD1, CD1 Requires the State Health Planning and Development Agency to submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Sessions of 2017 and 2018 that includes: (1) Information on the progress of establishing procedures for submitting health care claims data; (2) The means of financing, use, and status of any state or federal moneys received for the purposes of establishing or contracting the services of a data center to collect and process data submitted; and (3) The means of financing, use, and status of any state or federal moneys received for the purposes of contracting the services of private entities to analyze data submitted pursuant to this Act. (HSCR , , SSCR 3301, CCR ) WATER RIGHTS APPLICATIONS. HB 2501, HD2, SD2, CD1 The Department of Land and Natural Resources to prepare and submit annual reports that include:

22 (1) The status of applications to continue previously-authorized dispositions of water rights; (2) Actions taken on the applications during the fiscal period of July 1, 2016, to November 30, 2016, fiscal year , fiscal year , and fiscal year , respectively; and (3) Any relevant recommendations for legislative action or appropriation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of each of the Regular Sessions of 2017, 2018, 2019, and (HSCR , , SSCR 3058, 3598, CCR 7-16) HB 2707, HD1, SD2, CD1 MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY PROGRAM. Establishes a legislative oversight working group within the Public Policy Center in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to develop and recommend legislation to improve the medical marijuana dispensary system in the State to ensure safe and legal access to medical marijuana for qualifying patients. Requires the working group to include: (1) The Director of Health, or the director's designee; (2) The Director of Transportation, or the director's designee; (3) The Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health, who shall serve as co-chair of the working group; (4) The Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Health, who shall serve as co-chair of the working group; (5) A State Senator who is selected by the President of the Senate to serve on the working group; (6) A State Representative who is selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to serve on the working group; (7) A representative from the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources or University of Hawaii Cancer Center, who shall be invited by the President of the University of Hawaii to serve on the working group; (8) A representative of the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, who shall be invited by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to serve on the working group; (9) A physician participating in Hawaii's Medical Marijuana Program, who shall be invited by the President of the Senate to serve on the working group; (10) Two participants in Hawaii's Medical Marijuana Program, one of whom is a qualifying patient who is over the age of eighteen, and one of whom is a parent or guardian of a qualifying patient who is under the age of ten, who shall be invited by the Governor to serve on the working group; (11) A primary caregiver participating in Hawaii's Medical Marijuana Program, who shall be invited by the President of the Senate to serve on the working group; (12) An advanced practice registered nurse participating in Hawaii's Medical Marijuana Program, who shall be invited by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to serve on the working group;

23 (13) Two representatives of the Hawaii Dispensary Alliance, one of whom is a resident of the City and County of Honolulu, who shall be invited by the President of the Senate to serve on the working group, and one of whom is a resident of a county in the State other than the City and County of Honolulu, who shall be invited by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to serve on the working group; (14) Two representatives of the Hawaii Dispensary Alliance, one from each of the remaining counties not represented pursuant to paragraph (13), one of whom shall be invited by the President of the Senate to serve on the working group, and one of whom shall be invited by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to serve on the working group; (15) One representative from a laboratory capable of testing marijuana or manufactured marijuana products, who shall be invited by the Governor to serve on the working group; and (16) Two representatives of local law enforcement, one of whom is an officer for the Honolulu Police Department, who shall be invited by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to serve on the working group, and one of whom is an officer for a police department on a neighbor island, who shall be invited by the President of the Senate to serve on the working group. Requires the working group to address issues related to the medical marijuana dispensary program in the State, including operations, edibles, and any issues the working group finds relevant as it relates to the medical marijuana dispensary program and to submit an interim report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2017, and a final report of the working group's findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of Working group shall cease to exist on June 30, (HSCR , , SSCR 3141, SSCR 3552, CCR ) SCR 32 SR 14 HCR 130 HR 83 KAPULE HIGHWAY, KAUAI, RENAMING AS THE KAUAI VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. Requests the Governor to take all necessary action to rename and designate the section of Kapule Highway from Rice Street to Ahukini Road in the County of Kauai as the Kauai Veterans Memorial Highway. Requests the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain the appropriate signage for the Kauai Veterans Memorial Highway. (SSCR 2882, 3310, HSCR )

24 SCR 33 SR 15 HR 8 FEDERAL DETENTION CENTER, OAHU, PURCHASE OF. Requests Hawaii's Congressional Delegation to assist the State in negotiating with the Federal Government for the acquisition of the Federal Detention Center, Honolulu and that parties to the negotiations are requested to consider continued housing of federal pre-trial detainees and federal inmates serving brief sentences at the facility, under terms favorable to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, as a condition of the State's acquisition of the facility. (SSCR 2875, 3312, HSCR , ) SCR 49, SD1 SR 23 DIABETES AMONG ASIAN AMERICAN, AWARENESS OF. Urges the Department of Health to endorse the "Screen at 23" campaign's efforts to increase awareness of diabetes among Asian American communities and to eliminate disparities and to encourage all public and private health care providers and facilities to participate in these efforts. (SSCR 2898, HSCR , ) SCR 58 SR 30 INCOME TAX CREDITS, EXCLUSIONS, AND DEDUCTIONS, EVALUATION OF. Requests the Tax Review Commission to conduct or commission a study evaluating all or certain state income tax credits, exclusions, and deductions and that if all income tax credits, exclusions, and deductions cannot be evaluated because of resource or time constraints and requests the Commission to evaluate those that result in the most significant loss of state general fund revenues. Further resolves the Commission to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislature and Governor, along with the Commission's evaluation pursuant to article VII, section 3, of the Hawaii State Constitution. (SSCR 3337, HSCR ) SCR 59 SR 31 INCOME TAX STANDARD DEDUCTIONS AND PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS, INCREASE OR CONFORMANCE WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. Requests the Tax Review Commission to evaluate whether the standard deduction and personal exemption under chapter 235, Hawaii Revised Statutes, should be increased or conformed with the Internal Revenue Code and to: