Rep. Lisa Kitagawa

Primary HR 17

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE THE TEACHING OF FINANCIAL LITERACY IN THE EXISTING PERSONAL TRANSITION PLAN COURSE REQUIREMENT FOR EACH STUDENT.

In committee Mar 8, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1655

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the DOE to work with the BOE to create a public digital platform by the 2027-2028 school year that shows how schools are adopting high-quality instructional materials for K-12 English language arts.

Passed Mar 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1657

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires all public schools to implement universal screenings for students in kindergarten through third grade to identify and support students who are at risk of dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Passed Mar 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2094

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

Requires landlords to change or rekey all locks to a residential property before the tenant's date of initial occupancy for any lease with a term of six months or longer. Provides a grace period of thirty days after the tenant's date of initial occupancy. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Passed Mar 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1650

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Requires the board of education to invite the exclusive representative for bargaining unit (5) (teachers and other personnel of the department of education) to appoint a nonvoting public school teacher representative to the board and the exclusive representative for bargaining unit (6) (educational officers) to appoint a nonvoting public school administrator representative to the board. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Passed Mar 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1775

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students enrolled in department schools. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Passed Mar 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2759

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH SERVICES.

Appropriates funds for health technician positions within the Department of Education for the Hawaiʻi Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Passed Mar 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2043

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes a harm to students registry for all early learning programs or schools and K-12 educational institutions within the State that contains information on school employees, contractors, or volunteers for whom, as result of an investigation, a final finding has been issued that the individual has inflicted harm on a student. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)

Passed Mar 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2140

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ORNAMENTAL GINGER.

Appropriates funds for statewide research into ornamental ginger pathogens, prevention of the spread of ornamental ginger pathogens, production and distribution of pathogen-free ornamental ginger plants, and outreach to ornamental producers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Passed Mar 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2217

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Requires the Departments of Health, Human Services, and Education to research and make recommendations on any rules, policies, and amendments to the Medicaid State Plan or Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver that are necessary to ensure provision of clinically appropriate treatments and services for individuals twenty-six years of age or younger with autism spectrum disorder or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder are covered under certain Medicaid programs. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Passed Mar 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track