Amends the offense of unsworn falsification to authorities to include knowingly making a false statement, in oral, written, printed, or electronic form, to a public servant engaged in criminal, civil, or administrative enforcement activity pursuant to the public servant's investigative or inspection authority.
Establishes an uninsured motorist identification database program and special fund within the Insurance Division to verify motorist compliance with insurance requirements and reduce the number of uninsured motorists.
Establishes a single-payer healthcare system in Hawaii by transferring Prepaid Health Care Act functions to the EUTF and the functions and duties of the Hawaii Health Authority (Department of Budget and Finance) to a newly established State Health Care Insurance Planning and Financing Authority, governed by a nine-member commission, under the Department of Health. Makes an appropriation.
Increases the maximum civil penalty for littering from $500 to $1,000. Increases the maximum fine for the offense of criminal littering from $1,000 to $5,000.
Requires that annual charter school audits be performed by an auditor selected by the authorizer. Requires charter schools to provide access to all or any part of its records to its authorizer without payment of a fee. (HB1347 HD1)
Prohibits the Department of Public Safety from using for-profit prisons to house inmates by 2035.
Requires that teachers teaching at hard-to-staff schools be paid the national average of a similarly situated teacher, with annual cost of living adjustments, or according to the teacher's salary schedule. Requires teachers who are paid the national average to forego any pay differential. (HB1143 HD2)
Establishes the long-term rental assistance pilot program to be administered by the department of health. Appropriates funds for the administration of the pilot program.
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 school teachers and 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. Appropriates funds.
Allows counties to regulate transient accommodations hosting platforms.
