Requires state participation in the multistate Nurse Licensure Compact, which will allow a nurse who is licensed by a home state to practice under a multistate licensure privilege in each party state.
Establishes the death care industry board to regulate the practices of funeral directing and cemetery sales. Establishes the death care industry board special fund. Requires funeral directors and cemetery salespersons to be licensed.
Formally recognizes that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is not barred from pursuing and may negotiate with respect to public land trust claims not addressed in Act 15, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012.
Prohibits the State from denying or interfering with a patient's right to choose to obtain an abortion or to terminate a pregnancy if the termination is necessary to protect the life or health of the patient. Repeals a criminal penalty for violations of certain abortion provisions. Clarifies that advanced practice registered nurses may provide abortion care. Clarifies that physicians, osteopathic physicians, and advanced practice registered nurses may administer a medication abortion via telehealth for a patient residing in the State.
Requires all playgrounds located in state and county parks and on public school grounds include special needs recreational playground equipment as part of the recreational apparatuses by 6/30/2025 including at a minimum a wheelchair accessible swing set. Establishes the special needs recreational playground equipment special fund. Appropriates funds.
Requires the posting of informational placards on sex trafficking and resources available to victims, in public buildings and at other specified locations, and the development of a model placard by the Department of Human Services. Requires the Department of Education to train teachers, school administrators, and other school personnel on the dynamics of sex trafficking and strategies for prevention and response. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to develop and implement public education and outreach events on the dynamics of sex trafficking and the importance of community involvement in prevention and response efforts. Appropriates funds.
Exempts feminine hygiene products from the general excise tax.
Requires public high school students to complete one financial literacy class before graduation.
Requires licensees who carry firearms concealed or unconcealed outside their residence to have their carry license in their immediate possession and display the license upon the demand of law enforcement officers when being lawfully detained.
Beginning January 1, 2025, authorizes public schools and public charter schools to have an employee trained to administer or assist with the self-administration of seizure disorder rescue medication, with certain exemptions. Authorizes all principals, guidance counselors, and teachers to perform an annual self-review of seizure disorder materials. Allows a seizure action plan for every diagnosed student to be established and distributed to employees charged with supervising the student. Appropriates funds.
