Requires barber, beauty operator, and instructor licensees under the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology to complete a one-time, one-hour training program on intimate partner violence awareness and education, which may be administered electronically. (HB1147 HD1)
Appropriates moneys into and out of the Hawaii educator loan program revolving fund to provide loans for students who are completing a state-approved teacher education program and who agree to teach in a hard-to-fill position in the public school system or at a public school located in a rural area of the State.
Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules for underground storage tanks and tank systems that are no less stringent than federal underground storage tank regulations. Establishes the Red Hill Task Force to study the implementation of containment measures at Red Hill and report to the legislature.
Establishes licensure requirements for school psychologists to be administered by the board of psychology. Amends the composition of the board to include 2 school psychologists.
Authorizes each county to establish a minimum wage that is a higher wage than the state minimum wage under Chapter 387, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (HB96 HD1)
Includes certain steel and reinforced concrete agricultural buildings, structures, and appurtenances among those exempt from building permit and building code requirements. (HB870 HD1)
Appropriates moneys for the establishment of a permanent full-time equivalent abstractor position and a permanent full-time equivalent land and access specialist within the Na Ala Hele Program for trail access.
Establishes a $100 fine for persons over twenty-one who smoke on public school property or at public school functions. (HB1395 HD1)
Pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement negotiated for Bargaining Unit (5), provides annual salary step increases for public school teachers and educational officers who have completed a year's satisfactory service and comply with specified requirements. (HB1275 HD1)
Creates an exclusion from income tax for the lesser of an unspecified per cent of gross annual income or an unspecified flat rate amount of gross annual income earned by a farmer from farming activities. (HB547 HD1)
