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OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR 2016 UH LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AS OF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016 COORDINATION ON GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Through a cooperative agreement between the University of Hawai‘i System and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, all government relations matter with respect to the 2016 legislative session will be coordinated through the Vice President of Budget/CFO. This agreement is a pilot project. The coordination team: Kalbert Young, Team Leader, VP of Budget/CFO, UH System Stephanie Kim, Government Relations Director, UH System Elmer Ka‘ai, Director of Gov’t Relations & Community Affairs, UH Mānoa Dyan Kleckner, UH Manoa Robert Watland, UH System Laura Chun, UH System KEY LEGISLATIVE DATES Opening Day: January 20 First Critical Deadline (First Lateral): Friday, February 19 Second Critical Deadline (First Decking): Friday, March 4 First Crossover (Bills): Thursday, March 10 Budget Decking (HB1700) Monday March 14 Budget Crossover Wednesday, March 16 Second Lateral: March 24 Second Decking: April 8 Second Crossover (Bills): Thursday, April 14 Conference Committee Starts: on or about Friday, April 15 Second Budget Decking: Monday, April 18 Second Budget Crossover: Wednesday, April 20 GENERAL INFORMATION/FACTS Total Number of Measures Introduced in 2016: *3385 Impacting UH: *520 Impacting UHM: *230 Active: *120 MEASURES OF INTERESTS • Appropriation measures impacting UH Mānoa: 27 (42) Estimated amount request: $21M • HB 1700 – Relating to State Budget 2500 Campus Road, Hawai‘i Hall 202 Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822 Telephone: (808) 956-7651 Fax: (808) 956-4153 An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Institution 2016 UH LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE BILL CATEGORY NUMBER DESCRIPTION REFERRAL STATUS RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HED passed HAWAII ACCOUNTING AND HD1 on 2/9 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (Adding a 1 year UOH-01 SYSTEM. Repeals the sunset provisions, extension to the HB2410 with respect to the University of Hawaii, HED, FIN repeal) from sections 40-1, 40-2, 40-4, 40-6, 40- HEA passed SB2939 58, and 40-81, Hawaii Revised Statutes. HEA, WAM unamended RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY HED deferred TRANSFER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF the measure but HAWAII. Clarifies that certain sections passed a non- of the State Ethics Code shall not apply to admin bill (HB HB2411 technology transfer activities. Requires HED, JUD, FIN 2194) UOH-02 such activities to comply with the HEA/EET regulatory framework and research Hearing compliance program approved by the scheduled on Board of Regents. Requires written status 2/11/16 @ SB2940 report to the Legislature every two years. HEA/EET, JDL 1:25pm RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII RULEMAKING. Exempt No Hearing has HB2412 certain adoption of regulations by the HED, FIN been scheduled University of Hawaii from chapter 91, UOH-03 Hawaii Revised Statutes; require certain adoption of regulations by the University of Hawaii be subject to chapter 92, HEA/JDL, No Hearing has SB2941 Hawaii Revised Statutes. WAM been scheduled RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Authorizes the University of No Hearing has HB2413 Hawaii to issue $100,000,000 in revenue HED, FIN been scheduled UOH-04 bonds for the purpose of financing the construction and maintenance of No hearing has SB2942 qualifying capital improvement projects. HEA, WAM been scheduled RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HED passed HAWAII RESEARCH. Provides express HB2414 HED, FIN HD1 on 2/9 legal authority to enable the University of Hawaii to create, promote, and participate UOH-05 in new economic enterprises that use HEA/EET/JDL university research and provide Hearing scheduled workforce opportunities for affiliated HEA/EET/JDL, on 2/11/16 at SB2943 university personnel. WAM 1:21pm OPERATING BUDGET REQUEST Campus Description FTE Amounts Mānoa CTAHR Cooperative Extension (Act 105/SLH 2015) 4.00 $ 350.000 Mānoa ORC General Fund Salary Restoration 0.00 306,168 Mānoa EHSO General Fund Salary Restoration 0.00 1,093,832 Mānoa Cancer Research Center 0.00 5,000,000 Mānoa Mānoa Intercollegiate Athletics 0.00 3,000,000 Hilo Student Athletes Academic Success & Increased Travel 3.00 560,000 Costs Hilo Conversion of Security from Contracted Services 37.00 420,000 UHWO UHWO Campus Evolution 12.00 728,020 CCs Equipment Funds 0.00 1,250,000 Sys Support Hawai‘i Research and Innovation Initiative 20.00 3,500,000 Total $ 16,208,020 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS • $184.9M in GO Bonds • $2.5M for Snyder Hall Renovation (Design) • $0.3M for CIP Staffing • $2.0M for Dean Hall Renovation (Design) • $38.8M for Creative Media Facility at West O‘ahu (mostly Construction) • $10.0M for Community Colleges Minor CIP Lump Sum • $131.3M for System wide Lump sum Developing of and Improvements to Grounds, Infrastructure, Existing Facilities, Temporary Facilities, New Facilities, Equipment and Appurtenances, and Other Related Project Costs Totals 71 projects across the various campuses • $5.6M in Special Funds for JABSOM from interest earning accrued from the original bond sale • This is an authorization request and NOT for State funds. The 2016 Session Calendar Note: On the 60 session days (days when members convene in their respective chambers), the session day count appears in a box on the lower-right, like this. ►►► # Color code: = bills = resolutions = budget See reverse side for more deadline information. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 20 21 22 Non-Admin Bill 23 January Opening Day Package Cutoff & Grants/Subsidies 1 2 Cutoff 3 24 25 State-of-the- 26 27 Bill Intro 28 29 30 State Address & Cutoff Administration Bill Recess #1 Recess #2 Package Cutoff 4 5 6 31 February 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 Triple Referral 12 13 Recess #3 Filing (Bills) 12 13 14 15 14 15 HOLIDAY 16 17 18 19 First Lateral 20 Presidents' Day (Bills) 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 Mandatory 5- 26 27 Day Recess Begins 20 21 22 28 29 March 1 2 Mandatory 5-Day 3 4 First Decking 5 Recess Ends (Bills) 23 24 6 7 8 9 10 First 11 Substantive 12 Recess #4 Recess #5 Crossover Resolution 25 (Bills) 26 Cutoff 27 13 14 Budget 15 16 Budget 17 Triple Referral 18 19 Decking Crossover Filing (Bills) 28 29 30 31 32 20 21 22 23 24 Second 25 HOLIDAY 26 Lateral (Bills) Kuhio Day and 33 34 35 36 Good Friday 27 28 29 30 31 First Lateral April (Concurrent Resos) 37 38 39 40 1 Recess #6 2 3 4 5 6 7 First Crossover 8 Second Decking 9 (Concurrent Resos) (Bills) 41 42 43 44 45 10 11 12 13 14 Second 15 16 Recess #7 Recess #8 Crossover (Bills) & Disagree 46 47 48 17 18 Second Lateral 19 20 21 22 Constitutional 23 (Senate Concurrent Amendments Resos) 49 50 51 52 53 24 25 Second 26 27 28 Final Decking 29 Final Decking 30 Crossover (Concur- (Non-Fiscal (Fiscal Bills) rent Resos) Bills) 54 55 56 57 58 May 1 2 3 4 5 Adjournment Recess #9 Recess #10 Sine Die (Session pau!) 59 60 How a Bill Becomes a Law in Hawai‘i Bill Committee Hearing Committee Hearing 1st Referred to 2nd 3rd Introduced & & Reading Committees Reading Reading in the House Committee Report Committee Report First Crossover Committee Hearing nd Committee Hearing st 2 3rd Bill Sent to 1 Referred to & & Reading Reading the Senate Reading Committees Committee Report Committee Report Second Crossover Conference Bill Passes Final House Disagrees With Referred to Committee Meetings Reading in Both Senate Changes to Conference Bill & Conference Chambers Senate Report Amends House Bill House Agrees With Bill Passes Final Senate Changes to Bill Reading in House Bill Certified & Sent to Governor Senate Passes House Bill Without Amendments Twenty-Eighth Legislature, 2015 Regular Session State Capitol Legislative Room, Phone & Fax Directory Senator Room Phone Fax Representative Room Phone Fax Baker, Rosalyn H. 230 586-6070 586-6071 Aquino, Henry J.C. 419 586-6520 586-6521 Chun Oakland, Suzanne 226 586-6130 586-6131 Belatti, Della Au 426 586-9425 586-9431 Dela Cruz, Donovan M. 202 586-6090 586-6091 Brower, Tom 315 586-8520 586-8524 English, J. Kalani 205 587-7225 587-7230 Cachola, Romy M. 435 586-6010 586-6011 Espero, Will 206 586-6360 586-6361 Choy, Isaac W. 404 586-8475 -- Gabbard, Mike 201 586-6830 586-6679 Creagan, M.D., Richard P. 331 586-9605 586-9608 Galuteria, Brickwood 223 586-6740 586-6829 Cullen, Ty J.K. 316 586-8490 586-8494 Green, M.D., Josh 407 586-9385 586-9391 DeCoite, Lynn 405 586-6790 586-6779 Harimoto, Breene 215 586-6230 586-6231 Evans, Cindy 438 586-8510 586-8514 Ihara, Jr., Les 220 586-6250 586-6251 Fukumoto Chang, Beth 333 586-9460 -- Inouye, Lorraine R. 210 586-7335 586-7339 Har, Sharon 418 586-8500 586-8504 Kahele, Gilbert 213 586-6760 586-6689 Hashem, Mark J. 326 586-6510 586-6511 Keith-Agaran, Gilbert S.C. 221 586-7344 586-7348 Ichiyama, Linda E. 327 586-6220 586-6221 Kidani, Michelle N. 228 586-7100 586-7109 Ing, Kaniela 311 586-8525 586-8529 Kim, Donna Mercado 218 587-7200 587-7205 Ito, Ken 432 586-8470 586-8474 Kouchi, Ronald D. 409 586-6030 586-6031 Johanson, Aaron Ling 427 586-9470 586-9476 Nishihara, Clarence K. 204 586-6970 586-6879 Jordan, Jo 323 586-8460 586-8464 Riviere, Gil 217 586-7330 586-7334 Kawakami, Derek S.K. 314 586-8435 586-8437 Ruderman, Russell E. 203 586-6890 586-6899 Keohokalole, Jarrett K. 310 586-8540 586-8544 Shimabukuro, Maile S.L. 222 586-7793 586-7797 Kobayashi, Bertrand 403 586-6310 586-6311 Slom, Sam 214 586-8420 586-8426 Kong, Sam 313 586-8455 586-8459 Taniguchi, Brian T.
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