Establishes the Hawaii reproductive care workforce special fund to be administered by the department of health to support programs that train health care professionals, increase the State's capacity to provide reproductive care services, increase access to reproductive care services in rural and remote areas, provide financial assistance to certain students at the University of Hawaii, and project reproductive care workforce needs. Appropriates funds.
Rep. Jenna Takenouchi
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Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to perform historic preservation reviews of the effect of any proposed project for lands under its jurisdiction except for projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii register of historic places or the national register of historic places.
Requires issuers of Medigap insurance in the State to accept an eligible individual's application for coverage at any time throughout the year and prohibits issuers from denying the applicant a Medigap policy or certificate or make any premium rate distinctions because of health status. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to amend or adopt rules accordingly.
Specifies that the registration fee for mopeds shall not exceed $100 per year, as determined by the counties' director of finance. Specifies that the issuance fee for a tag or emblem shall be no more than $20.
Appropriates funds for three program specialist positions within the Executive Office on Aging for Hawaii's State Health Insurance Assistance Program.
Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 to specify that the appropriation for Hawaii housing finance and development corporation (BED160) is to be deposited into and expended from the affordable homeownership revolving fund for purposes of the revolving fund.
Establishes the Erin's law task force to review policies, programs, and curricula for educating public school students about sexual abuse and sex trafficking prevention, report recommendations for the establishment of a program to educate public school children on sexual abuse prevention through age-appropriate curricula, provide relevant training to teachers and school staff, and inform parents and guardians about important child sexual abuse topics. Requires the Department of Education to establish and implement a systemwide sexual abuse prevention education program at the conclusion of the task force.
Allows the Governor to enter the State into the multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact, which will allow a nurse who is licensed by a home state to practice under a multi-state licensure privilege in each party state.
Extends and modifies the task force established to recommend amendments to update existing parentage laws that reflect outdated, cisheteronormative concepts of families, parenthood, and parental rights to December 31, 2024.
Prohibits the public carry of firearms in sensitive places and upon private business establishment or charitable establishment premises, except under certain circumstances.