Establishes a nationally certified school psychologist incentive program. Appropriates funds for the incentive program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Requires the Office of Elections to print and mail a physical copy of the digital voter information guide to any voter upon request. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Establishes a court's authority to issue an order restricting abusive litigation.
Enacts the interstate teacher mobility compact to reduce the barriers to teacher license portability and employment. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
Requires that any new contract entered into by the Office of Elections for equipment or services relating to preparing ballots or counting votes include the capability to randomize the names of candidates appearing on the ballot if technologically possible. Requires candidate names to be randomized on ballots to the greatest extent possible. Requires the Office of Elections to inform voters and candidates, by a method suited for the voting system, that the names of candidates may not be in alphabetical order.
Allows the exclusive representative to negotiate benefits of the Hawaiʻi Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund. Allows disputes relating to benefits of, and amounts of contributions to, the Hawaiʻi Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to be resolved by arbitration.
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to convene workshops to aid electric utilities in the development and implementation of best practices regarding wildfires. Requires electric utilities to design and operate in compliance with a risk-based wildfire protection plan. Establishes a civil penalty for violations. Requires public utilities to report wildfires caused by or occurring in connection with their operations. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to investigate certain wildfires. Prohibits the reports as admissible evidence in any judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceeding.
Requires the Department of Education to establish a teacher loan forgiveness program to assist in the payment of loans for teachers who commit to teaching in the Hawaiʻi public school system. Appropriates funds.
Establishes the offense of habitual violent misdemeanor crime.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the forty-ninth representative district.
