Rep. Jeanné Kapela
Sponsored bills
Appropriates funds to help Hawaii's food banks meet the significantly heightened need for food assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to increase the State's capacity to train new nurses and project future nursing workforce needs. Provides that the nursing program at the University of Hawaii, West Oahu be reinstated as a condition to the appropriation. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD1)
Establishes a pilot program within the Adult Mental Services Division of the Department of Health to expand existing county programs that make one or more mental health professionals available to assist county first responders in responding to mental health crises in areas in the urban core with high rates of homelessness. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Requires each county to incorporate into its next integrated solid waste management plan revision a plan to all organic waste produced within the county by facilities generating more than a certain amount of organic waste per year. Appropriates funds to reimburse the counties for incorporation of the new requirement into their plan revisions. Effective 7/1/2100. (HD1)
Requires the Department of Education to establish grant programs to provide funds for the planning and implementation of community schools through a five-year pilot program. Effective 7/1/2050. Repeals 6/30/2027. (SD1)