Rep. Jeanné Kapela

Establishes the Malama Ohana working group within the office of wellness and resilience to seek, design, and recommend transformative changes to the State's child welfare system. Requires a report to the legislature. Appropriates funds to the department of human services for various support and resources for the child welfare services branch and the families they serve. Appropriates funds to the office of wellness and resilience for the working group. Effective 7/30/3000. (HD1)

Appropriates moneys as grants-in-aid to the several counties for the mitigation of flood risks on privately-owned roads. Provides that the appropriation or expenditure of moneys pursuant to the Act shall not be construed to establish a duty of care or grounds for liability for the State or the several counties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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. Establishes a recusal process for these representatives. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Establishes an additional minimum supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefit of $250 per month per person for SNAP-eligible households whose income is below two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level, as established by the United States Department of Agriculture. Requires that SNAP-eligible households whose monthly income exceeds two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level receive a graduated decline of additional SNAP benefits. Requires state general funds to be used to supplement the cost of the additional benefits. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/30/3000. (HD1)

Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to establish and operate conservation mitigation banks to restore, create, enhance, or preserve species, their habitats, or resources as compensatory mitigation, or for past damages. Authorizes the department to contract with a third-party administrator for the operation of the conservation mitigation banks. Clarifies the sale of credits involved in conservation mitigation banking. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Requires the department of public safety, or its successor agency, in collaboration with the department of human services, to develop and establish a social work training program to assist nonviolent incarcerated individuals in the area of social work. Requires progress reports on the program to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)

Authorizes the counties to use the county surcharge on state tax revenues and fuel tax revenues for certain purposes related to public roadways and private roadways that are open to the public. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Creates a non-refundable income tax credit for taxpayers who engage in preservation efforts using native plants. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2028. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Requires employers to provide a minimum amount of paid sick leave to employees and supplemental paid sick leave to employees under certain public health emergency conditions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Appropriates funds to the department of education for the expansion of civic education in the public schools. Establishes two full-time equivalent permanent civic education resource teacher positions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)