Bill Text: HI HB1935 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To The Military.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-05 - The committee(s) on PVM recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. [HB1935 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB1935-Introduced.html
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H.B. NO. |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the military.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the military's presence in Hawaii has a significant impact on the State's economy. According to the United States Department of Defense, over forty-two thousand active duty military personnel are assigned to Hawaii as of September 2019. The Hawaii department of education estimates that Hawaii hosts over three hundred thousand military personnel and their families. Although these military personnel and their families engage in direct consumer spending and pay taxes that contribute to Hawaii's economy, the military's presence also impacts other aspects of Hawaii's economy, such as education, housing, and natural resources.
According to the department of education, approximately fourteen thousand military dependents, which represent about eight per cent of the State's total student enrollment, attend public schools. The legislature further finds that military personnel stationed in Hawaii often require additional housing near military installments, while the military operations on leased lands require environmental oversight by the State, which uses state resources. Understanding the amount of revenue generated by military spending in Hawaii and the extent of state support afforded to military personnel will help the legislature craft fiscal policy that safeguards the public trust and advances the common good.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a task force to evaluate the economic impact of the military's presence in Hawaii.
SECTION 2. (a) There is established within the department of business, economic development, and tourism for administrative purposes a task force to study the economic impact of the military's presence in Hawaii. The task force shall consist of the following voting members:
(1) The director of budget and finance, or the director's designee, who shall serve as the chairperson of the task force;
(2) The director of business, economic development, and tourism, or the director's designee;
(3) The chairperson of the board of land and natural resources, or the chairperson's designee;
(4) The superintendent of education, or the superintendent's designee;
(5) The executive director of the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation, or the executive director's designee;
(6) The chief executive officer of the office of Hawaiian affairs, or the chief executive officer's designee;
(7) A representative with military experience as a senior official of the United States armed forces;
(8) A representative from a nonprofit, public interest organization specializing in Native Hawaiian rights law;
(9) A representative from a nonprofit, interfaith organization in Hawaii; and
(10) A representative from a nonprofit, public interest organization that advocates on behalf of low income individuals and families in Hawaii on civil legal issues of statewide importance.
(b) Task force members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, including travel expenses.
(1) Funding for public education, including the extent to which federal impact aid reimbursements received by the department of education fulfill the expenditures required to meet the educational needs of federally connected students;
(2) Hawaii's housing supply, including the availability and cost of housing and the cost of rent in communities located near military installations;
(3) Land use and environmental considerations, including the cost to the State of monitoring, inspecting, and restoring lands leased by the military to preserve trust lands;
(4) Consumer spending by military personnel and their families; and
(5) Any other issues deemed relevant by the task force.
(d) The task force shall submit a 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 2021.
(e) The task force shall cease to exist on December 31, 2020.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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INTRODUCED BY: |
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Report Title:
Military; Economic Impact; Task Force
Description:
Establishes a task force to evaluate the economic impact of the military's presence in Hawaii.
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