Tuesday, March 16, 1999Capitol Calendar
Events centered around the 1999 Hawaii state Legislature.
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A calendar of tomorrow's hearings -- to be held at the state Capitol, 415 S. Beretania St., unless noted: Hearings marked with an asterisk (*) will be aired live on Oceanic Channel 53 and TCI Cable 53:
HOUSE
Agriculture: Bills designating harmful plants and providing agricultural loans to qualified farmers. Decision to follow, 9 a.m., Room 325.Consumer Protection: Bills on licensing real estate brokers and insurance agents. Decision to follow, 2 p.m., Room 325.
Higher Education, and Labor and Public Employment: Bills granting University of Hawaii autonomy and appropriating funds to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to offset costs of providing tuition waivers to Hawaiian students. Decision to follow, 1:30 p.m., Room 309. Labor only: Briefing by federal representatives on state downsizing and civil service reform, 2 p.m., Room 423.
Human Services and Housing, and Health: Bills creating income tax credit for qualified long-term care insurance contracts and providing regulation standards for adult residential care facilities. Decision to follow, 9 a.m., Room 329.
Transportation, Water and Land Use, and Ocean Recreation and Marine Resources: Bills allowing limited bicycling on the edge of roadways and increasing fees for government services. Decision to follow, 8:30 a.m., Room 309. Ocean Recreation only*: Bills on boating regulations and commercial marine licenses. Decision to follow, 9 a.m., Room 312.
SENATE
Economic Development: Bills on agricultural loans and water use. Decision to follow, 2 p.m., Room 224.Education and Technology: Bills on gender equity in school sports and allowing tour buses for student transportation. Decision to follow, 2 p.m., Room 212.
Health and Human Services, and Judiciary: Bills promoting organ donation and child abuse prevention. Decision to follow, 2 p.m., Room 229. Health only: Bills on early childhood care and creating new penalties for child abuse. Decision to follow, 3:15 p.m., Room 229.
Water, Land and Hawaiian Affairs: Resolution urging Congress to facilitate Native Hawaiian self-government and bills on land use. Decision to follow, 2 p.m., Room 225.