Any questions or discussion? If not for HB1 1711, chair's recommendation is to pass with amendments. Chair votes I. Members, chair votes I. Vice chair votes I. Senator Elephante >> I. >> Senator Rhodess. >> Senator Fella is excused for this measure and all others. Chair recommendations adopted. >> Thank you. Um HP1 1715 relating to affordable housing. Um sounds like HHFDC didn't get a chance to fully vet the concerns of the attorney general and the mortgage bankers association. So we'll be deferring decision-m on this measure to Thursday, March 19th, 107 p.m. in this room 225. Our next bill is House Bill 1727 relating to the rental housing revolving fund. Chair's recommendation will be to pass this measure with amendments. We'll be um removing section one of HB1 1727 and adding section 1's language directly in HRS 2011H-202. We'll expressly include any and all forms of financing, including but not limited to equity, credit enhancement, and collateral.
>> Absolutely. And I know we've talked about there's some places in like Silicon Valley where you know it's the birth of technology where they don't even have their students and you know the research is starting to come out on the cell phone bands and some of that even is the further the cell phone is away from the student on your cell phone band like the less likely the students are to have cell phone anxiety and the more that they learn and the more engaged they are in the lesson. So if they leave their cell phone at home that they have a better learning experience than if they leave it in their backpack where it's right next to them because then they're thinking about it, you know. So um so some of the research is starting to come back on that too. So yeah, I think we we definitely as a administrative team and instructional team I think we'll continue to have those discussions about best practices for students.
We'll prioritize perpetual affordability. We'll prioritize applicants that have a demonstrated history of early repayment to the RHRF. will require RHF loans applied for or awarded after December 31, 2026 to be subject to review and renegotiation when any mortgage debt to which the loan is subordinate is refinanced or retired. Authorize HHFTC to use monies in the fund that have been reserved or awarded by the corporation for specific projects but have not yet been encumbered to fund other rental housing projects or for other authorized purposes. of the fund subject to several restrictions. We'll authorize HHFTC to secure a line of credit, standby bond purchase agreement or other credit enhancement facility to provide liquidity to the fund. Insert a definition for mixed income rental project. Authorize certain monies to be deposited into the mixed income sub account of the rental housing revolving fund. Authorize monies in the mixed income sub account to be used for any and all forms of financing.
For sure. >> And if I may just speak to that as well real quick. Um before we went one to one, we did have carts in the classrooms and carts actually require more computers than a 1:1 does. So something to keep in mind um because you have to have a cart. We just had them in every core classroom. No electives and we had about 20% more computers than we have now. Um they also receive more damages because nobody's individually responsible for them. But so by the time we get a work order for a cart, we usually have anywhere between 15 and 25 computers that have problems in there that they've just been overlooked over time. So something to just consider. >> I was thinking more like labs, but I know there's problems with that as well, but >> I would just like to give you kudos for what has happened in the past.
Insert an appropriation amount of $100 million to be deposited into the mixed income sub account. Insert an appropriation amount of $100 million out of the mixed income sub account. inserting an effective date of 20 of July 1, 2050 and also technical and non-substantive amendments.
There was a period of time when the bandwidth here to school when kids were being tested. >> We couldn't test. We couldn't test the kids because they didn't have enough time to answer a question before it went to the next question. >> We were at so slow. >> 1.3 megabytes when I got here in 2013. 1.5 >> and it showed kids were unable to be tested. >> Yes, sir. >> That was crazy. So, thank you for what you've done with what you've had to do it with. >> It's my pleasure, sir. Thank you. >> And I I just want to add that every one of these groups have such a small staff. what you've been able to do with your staff is amazing through the years. You know, you just have not had a a large enough staff to handle everything and still things get done.
Members, any questions or discussion? Okay. If not for chair uh for house bill 1727, chair's recommendation is to pass with amendments. Chair votes I. >> Members, chair's recommendation is to pass with amendment. Chair votes I. Any members voting with reservations? Any members voting no without others voting I. Recommendations adopted. >> Thank you. Our next bill is House Bill 1733 relating to the housing loan and mortgage program. Chair's recommendation will be to pass this measure with amendments. We'll change the authorization ceiling to 4 billion. We'll require HHFTC to produce a report documenting how it will produce enough housing at the 60 to 140% AMI levels to meet demand statewide in the most financially and land efficient manner possible, including the selection of specific parcels where the housing will be built. And um we'll also note in the committee report that the unprecedented state funding over the last decade for LITC housing development has not ameliated the housing shortage for the great majority of Hawaii residents and that we need to maximize the efficiency of the usage of the enormous taxpayer resources that are currently being dedicated to housing.
So, I'm not sure the time you spend here or how late you get home. >> I mean, how many do you have your on your staff right now? >> They're here. >> Yes, ma'am. Yes, >> ma'am. So, everybody needs to know that that you guys handle the whole district and same way with the maintenance staff. That is a very small group of people that keep everything running. >> I I have a question about is there a priority on which computer issues be funded first? Is there a level of priority? The teachers first, the students first that >> we you're talking about like a work order. If we get a work order, who's prioritized on that? Is that >> prioritized? Am I understanding that correctly? Yeah. So, we always prioritize classroom teaching always over everybody. Ask the boss. Yeah, we we pass them over. We'll pass over anybody to make sure a classroom keeps going.
Members, do we have any discussion or questions? If not for House Bill 1733, chair's recommendation we to pass this measure with amendments. Chair votes eye. >> Members chair votes I. Any member voting with reservations? Any members voting no. With all others voting, I recommendations adopted. >> Thank you. For House Bill 1740 relating to the housing loan and mortgage program, chair's recommendation, we'd pass this measure with amendments. We'll take HHFDC's amendment to clarify section 2011H-38A2B as follows. Notwithstanding the 10-year occupancy requirement in sections 2011H-47 and 21H-49. and will further note in the committee report that 21H-49 already expressly includes serious illness of the person as a hardship circumstance exception to the occupancy requirement.
>> Yeah, we we include Yeah. Whatever's the most highest priority item at the time and we we just like to keep that classroom flow going. So, those are the ones that we address uh first and as quickly as possible. So, we close well over 90% of our work order same day. >> Siana, your question was maybe the priority of purchase was for maybe teachers first. >> Yeah, teachers need new laptops. That's where we're at. Uh Mr. Roloff, uh before he even started, he received a quote from me and said, I need this much money to buy teachers laptops. That was before what two months before you even started, he was already we need to get teachers laptops. That's my number one priority. >> That's that's a true story. And I'm like, I don't know. Can you see Dr. Wright if there's a budget or Kimberly?
Any discussion or questions members? If not for Senate for House Bill 1740, chair's recommendation is to pass with amendments. Chair votes I. >> Members, chair votes I. Any members voting with reservations? Any members voting no without others voting I. Recommendations adopted. >> Thank you for House Bill 1920 HD1 relating to the low-inccome housing tax credit. Chair's recommendation will be to pass this measure with amendments. Um we'll adopt Sugar Creek Capital's amendment for section two uh in section one section 235-110.8 HRS to be amended by amending subsection B to read for credits claimed on tax returns filed for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026. And we'll also note in the committee report [music] that the the inefficiency of financing housing projects with a state tax credit that sells for 60 cents on the dollar. It'd be more fiscally efficient to collect the full value of the tax and make a direct appropriation to projects the legislature deems to be in the state interest.
And uh so we we don't have new teacher computers yet, but >> honestly, I didn't get them from Dr. Right, so I hit the new guy up. So >> I appreciate your dress code. >> Thank you. >> Mr. Roloff tried to make them wear jeans or something on a Friday, I heard, and was >> all the guys showed up in ties. So >> you guys always >> Yeah, you always look great, you know. And I uh I can hear grumblings every now and then, but still that's cool. >> They always look great. >> I know. I offered them to wear jeans and I don't think any of them had t-shirts or anything, so they just showed up in their ties. >> Thank you. >> Appreciate your information and uh ability to answer questions for us. >> So that's all from us. One the one thing I did want to mention um once again the override components.
Members, any discussion or questions? Seeing none for HB1 1920 HD1. Chair's recommendation is to pass this measure with amendments. Chair votes I. >> Members, chair um recommendations um pass with amendments. Chair votes I. Any members voting with reservations? Any members voting no without others voting I recommendations adopted. >> Thank you. Our next measure is House Bill 2270 relating to the low-inccome housing tax credit. Um the chair's recommendation will be to pass this measure with amendments. We'll take HHFTC's recommended amendments to amend section 20H-161A as follows. Um, the corporation may make down payment loans either directly or through a nonprofit organization as defined in section 454F-1 to eligible borrowers who qualify for loans under section 21H-162. The down payment loan to any one borrower shall not exceed 15% of the purchase price or appraised value of the residential property or $60,000 whichever is less. The interest rate on the loan shall be established by the corporation based on federal program requirements and market conditions.
Go ahead Chris, you can go back to the slide on some of the things that you know when we look at our override our M budget here are things that we're all trying to balance. Um you know we're talking salaries of all employees, certified non-certified staff, we're talking class sizes. Just a reminder, we fund full day kindergarten. The state only funds half day kindergarten. So, we have to fund the other we're expected to fund the other half if we want it. Um, special area classes, um, whether we're talking about our NAV, our, um, technology, uh, our CTE classes or CTE classes or, um, our other special area classes, honors classes. And the reason I put honors classes because honors and AP classes usually have the smallest class sizes. So those are things you have to look at with an override where if an override doesn't pass and you have to do some consolidations.
will further add a new section 3 amending 21H-1631HRS. Section 3 is amended 21H section 3 section 201H-163 HRS is amended by amending subsection 1 to read as follows. The borrower shall expend no portion of the borrower's down payment loan for purposes other than to make a down payment for the purchase of a residential property or to pay closing costs, prepaids, and reserves pursuant to the purchase of the residential property for which the down payment loan is provided.
We want to keep our a we have we have the best AP program on the mountain and those aren't discussions we want to get to have like what are out of these things what do we need to cut we do want to talk about uh sports fees and I want to thank um coach Kloff Mr. Grace, um Mike Bosley, the team that has talked about putting together the camps because as part of the camps, they want to get some money to facilities, get some money to the other, and one of the things that uh coach Kloff talked about was um getting rid of paytoplay where we can earn enough money from our camps so we don't have so um paying to play is not an issue for our athletes and moving forward on things like that. The other thing we talked about, Coach Kloff, I'm going to give him a little um little preview, is that if we make enough money with our sports camps, I know MSGAB had asked about this before, that we could fund gold cards for our uh senior citizens in the community so they could attend our athletic events and theater events and come be part of our Blige comm community for for no cost.
Members, any questions or discussion? Seeing none, the recommendation for HB 2270 HD1 is to pass with amendments. Chair votes eye. >> Members chair recommendations pass with amendment. Chair votes I and members voting with reservations. Any members voting no without others voting I recommendations adopted. >> Thank you for HB2385 relating to housing. Chair's recommendation will be to pass this measure with amendments. Um we'll adopt DOAX's amendment to amend the effective date to January 1, 2027 to provide sufficient time to make necessary form and instruction changes. We'll in insert a sunset after 5 years. We'll adopt SMA's technical non-s substantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency. will uh adopt center urban real estate's amendments to allow 20 HRS 21H-36A5 to include get ravers for rental income by deleting shall apply to contracting only and um and further will reumber uh paragraph six developed under a county assistance program de approved by the corporation where at least 50% of the available units are for households with incomes at or below 100% of the area median family income is determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
And so we're going to try to fund those off of our camps as well so it's not a detriment to our athletics or extracurricular programs to have that. So those are things we're looking at doing and we're trying to be as innovative and as efficient and community centric and friendly as we can be um and being wise. So if we're if we're going out and asking to fix the things that we feel like need to be fixed, we also want to make sure we're doing as much as we can and giving back with those things. So, and I also want to thank we have some members from the superintendent ad advisory council who showed up tonight. Do you mind standing up if you're part of our uh advisory committee? Go ahead. Don't be bashful. So, thank and Miss Butler's part of that committee, too, even though she's hiding in the back.
Further, we'll also amend by requiring that housing project requiring that a housing project subject to a regulatory agreement with an affordability requirement qualify for both get and RPC RPT exemptions for the duration that the housing project remains affordable.
And and so, they've given us some good food for thought and and we have a lot of work to do. and um and we'll we'll get to it. So, but any other questions before we move on from this agenda item? >> Do they have anything they wanted? >> Yeah. In regard to what we've discussed so far is anybody would like to add a comment to that. You know, it's a thankless job and if you get up here, you're going to be quoted forever. So, >> it looks good on a resume. >> Yeah. But she can't hear that. Anyway, thank you. I know that's a thankless job, but it's a very important job. We need input from everybody when we start to make decisions like that. So, thank you for your time. I know it's a sacrifice for for you to do that. So, appreciate that very much.