Rep. Andrew Garrett

Appropriates funds for salaries and fringe benefits of positions for the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy's Space Sciences Workforce Development Program, Maunakea Scholars Program, and Akamai Internship Program. Appropriates funds for office equipment and supplies for the Maunakea Scholars Program and Akamai Internship Program.

Requires employers to be liable for medical care, services, and supplies when a workers' compensation claim filed by a solid waste worker suffering from cancer is accepted or determined to be compensable. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Requires the University of Hawaiʻi to provide menstrual products free of charge to all students on all campuses, including community colleges and education centers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Appropriate funds to the University of Hawaiʻi to fulfill the requirements of Act 141, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2022. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Creates a School Psychologists Working Group to recommend actionable steps or propose legislation for an immediate pathway to licensure for school psychologists that can be acted upon in 2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Amends the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council law to be consistent with the General Appropriations Act of 2021. Renames "Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council" to "Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Board". Requires the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Board and local workforce development boards to develop written conflict of interest policies. Amends provisions related to the selection of the Chairperson, duties, and powers of the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Board. Repeals the requirement for the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to submit an annual report to the Legislature on the activities of the K-12 Agriculture Workforce Development Pipeline Initiative. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

For members of the Employees' Retirement System hired after June 30, 2012, includes overtime in the definition of compensation when an employee has been directed by their supervisor or an appropriate authority to work more than their normal hours of service to perform specific duties and tasks to serve the immediate well-being of the public due to a natural disaster under an active emergency proclamation. Specifies that overtime worked prior to July 1, 2024, shall not be included in pension calculations. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Repeals payroll day for public officers and employees by requiring them to be paid pursuant to a predicted payroll schedule, rather than an after-the-fact payroll schedule. Provides that the predicted payroll schedule shall not be subject to negotiation under Chapter 89, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes. Makes appropriations to establish six full-time equivalent positions and to cover the costs of converting to a predicted payroll schedule. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Prohibits any person convicted of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant or habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant from purchasing or publicly consuming alcohol for a certain period. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Establishes within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism the Interagency Council for Maui Housing Recovery to coordinate and facilitate Maui's permanent housing recovery and facilitate consultation and collaboration between state and county agencies on housing recovery initiatives for the island of Maui. Designates the executive director of the Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corporation to serve as chair of the council. Appropriates moneys. Sunsets 6/30/2034. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)