Hawaii Bills

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 16, 2017

SB 716: RELATING TO A PRE-ARREST DIVERSION PILOT PROJECT.

Establishes a pre-arrest diversion pilot project for individuals with mental health or substance abuse challenges who allegedly commit nonviolent, non-felony offenses on state property. Appropriates funds. (SD1)

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 16, 2017

HB 870: RELATING TO MORTGAGES.

Clarifies that a co-mortgagor assisting a qualified resident in securing a mortgage to purchase a dwelling unit from the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation may be a family member, which also includes extended or hanai family members. Requires a qualified resident who is assisted by a co-mortgager to have an income of at least fifty per cent of the amount required to qualify for a loan to purchase the dwelling unit. (HB870 HD1)

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 16, 2017

SB 1308: RELATING TO WAHIAWA GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Appropriates funds to support basic operations, staff salaries and benefits, and continued hospitalist physician services at Wahiawa general hospital. Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for financing capital improvement projects for Wahiawa general hospital. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 16, 2017

SB 1164: RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Appropriates moneys for the University of Hawaii to hire three psychologists and one case manager to provide student mental health services.

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 16, 2017

HB 1063: RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Preserves the Employees' Retirement System's use and control of unclaimed member contributions and benefit payments. (HB1063 HD1)

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 16, 2017

HB 1070: RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Extends benefit finalization period for December 31 retirements; changes interest rate for late benefit finalizations; extends deadline for employer payments under section 88-100, Hawaii Revised Statutes; allows delegation of certain disability retirement and service connected death benefit approval functions. (HB1070 HD1)

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 16, 2017

HB 1116: RELATING TO RETALIATION IN STATE AND STATE-FUNDED SERVICES DISCRIMINATION.

Prohibits retaliation against people who assert a disabled person's rights under section 368-1.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, in state and state-funded services. (HB1116 HD1)

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 16, 2017

SB 1305: RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes the vocational education out-of-school program. Establishes the vocational education program special fund. Makes an appropriation.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 16, 2017

SB 1257: RELATING TO LIVESTOCK HARVEST FACILITIES.

Makes an appropriation for the planning and design of scalable livestock harvest facilities to be expended by DOA. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 16, 2017

HB 874: RELATING TO HOUSING.

Requires use of an unspecified percentage of funds in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Special Fund to provide housing for residents who qualify for Social Security disability benefits and are diagnosed with a life-long serious mental illness. (HB874 HD1)

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 16, 2017

SB 735: RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH CORPS PROGRAM.

Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the Hawaii health corps program that provides loan repayment for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, psychologists, and social workers who agree to work in a federally designated health professional shortage area or an area of Hawaii found to be underserved.

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 16, 2017

HB 1284: RELATING TO PARKING.

Increases the fines for first time and subsequent violations that may be assessed for the unauthorized or improper use of a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities.

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