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Dot Ridings to Speak at Council
Water Water Everywhere, Is it Safe to Drink? (Linda Lai Hipp)
Education at Koolau: Can We Do Better? (Marty McGurk)
O Where O Where Does the Money Go!!? (Carol Whitesell)
Peter's Principles (Peter Herman)
What is Council?
League Joins HCSCH
What Happened at the Legislature (Marion Saunders)
Have You Analyzed Your Reapportionment Plan Today?? (Anne Lee)
ERA Lives!
Comparable Worth or How Much Is Your Job Worth?

What Happened at the Legislature

To say that this has not been a spectacular session may be an understatement,
but several interesting developments are worth reporting:

BILLS THE LEAGUE FOLLOWED THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS SIGNED

Act 62 (SB 2203) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. This act requires the legislature to include as part of any bill on amendments to the constitution the exact wording which is to be printed on the ballot--phased in such a way that it can be answered "yes" or "no".

Act 63 (SB 2205) Board of Education. This act requires the Chief Election Officer to adjust the departmental school board districts to conform to the new re-apportionment plan.

BILLS THE LEAGUE HAS FOLLOWED THAT PASSED THE LEGISLATURE

SB 2119 COMPARABLE WORTH. This bill squeezed past the Conference Committee. It provides for a study commission to review the need for and application of comparable worth for State and County employees.

Suzanne Meisenzahl testified on this several times-- good work Suzanne: (See related article this issue)

HB 1311 PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS. This Bill changes the requirements for meeting notices from 72 hours to six calendar days.

PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS FOR THE 1984 BALLOT

  1. A proposed constitutional amendment to provide for staggered terms for the Board of Education.

  2. Another proposed amendment would allow the Legislature to have flexibility in introduction of bills, including "prefiling" of bills before the convening of the Legislature, and thus an earlier cut-off date during the Legislature.

    (League members should study this carefully and determine if it serves the public or legislative convenience.)

  3. The Governor is already looking at a bill to provide for flexibility in scheduling the mandatory recess. One of the suggestions on this is that the Legislature would be allowed to split the 5 day recess into two intervals of 2 and 3 days with more efficient scheduling.

Other bills we worked on that were less fortunate dealt with campaign spending and sunshine provisions. The League also dealt with the issue of pesticides on which there were a multitude of bills as well as proposed election law changes watch for a report in a later Leo Hana.

Marion Saunders

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