Requires the department of education to establish a student bus fare rate system to include free bus passes for students whose household qualifies the student for free or reduced price lunch under the free and reduced price lunch program. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Requires the department of education to fully implement the farm to school program and farm to school meals program by the 20242025 school year. Provides that complex area superintendents have the authority to implement the farm to school and farm to school meals programs. Requires certain school cafeteria supervisors to report directly to complex area superintendents. Establishes school cafeteria supervisor positions. Requires the office of talent management of the department of education to conduct a compensation review of school cafeteria supervisor positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Appropriates funds to the department of agriculture to provide grants to assist taro farmers in meeting the costs of cultivating taro for consumption. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Provides scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students at any four-year University of Hawaii campus who meet certain eligibility criteria. Makes an appropriation for the Hawaii promise program. Effective 6/30/3000.
Establishes a teacher loan program to encourage individuals to become teachers in hard-to-fill positions of department of education schools. Allows the loan to be forgiven after five years of teaching in a hard-to-fill position. Establishes a similar teacher loan program for public charter schools. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Authorizes supplemental categorical funding for remote schools. Defines "remote school". Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Establishes and appropriates funds for the Hawaii teacher apprenticeship program to support, recruit, develop, and retain teachers for Hawaii public schools. Establishes the Hawaii teacher apprenticeship program special fund. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Enacts the interstate teacher mobility compact to reduce the barriers to teacher license portability and employment. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
Appropriates funds for the manufacturing assistance program under the Hawaii technology development corporation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Appropriates funds for the small business innovation research program under the Hawaii technology development corporation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
