Resolution adopted in final form.
Repeals the exemption of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority from certain administrative supervision by its board of directors regarding personnel matters. Effective 7/1/2075. (SD1)
Prohibits the Hawaii Community Development Authority from allowing satisfaction of a development project's affordable housing requirement through a cash payment in lieu of providing reserved housing. Effective 7/1/2075. (SD1)
Appropriates funds for the fiscal biennium 2019-2021 operating budget of the Department of Land and Natural Resources conveyances and recordings program. (SD1)
Requires approval of a permit application submitted by a housing development project that uses moneys from the rental housing revolving fund if a county does not issue a decision on the application within sixty days, subject to certain requirements. Effective 7/1/2100. (SD1)
Establishes the broadband service infrastructure grant program to award grants to applicants to extend deployment of facilities used to provide broadband service to unserved and underserved areas of the State. Makes an appropriation. (SB553 HD2)
Bans the import for profit, sale, and offer for sale of any cosmetic in the State, if the final product or any component of the product was developed or manufactured using animal testing performed on or after 1/1/2021. Effective 1/1/2150. (SD1)
Expands the powers of the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to include approving professional development courses and programs necessary for teacher reclassification. (HB245 HD1)
Appropriates funds for the operating budget for the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the fiscal biennium 2019-2021. (SD1)
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to establish a program with eligible entities to develop and implement teacher professional development for computer science courses and content. (SB970 HD1)
Permits public inspection and duplication of salary ranges, for legislative employees in incremental amounts of $10,000, rather than exact compensation amounts. Defines "legislative employees". Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
Establishes the Convention Center Repair and Maintenance Special Fund and the Convention Center Emergency Special Fund. Allocates a portion of transient accommodations tax revenue to those funds. Removes repair and maintenance as permissible uses of the Convention Center Enterprise Special Fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2100. (SD1)