Creates a School Psychologists Working Group to recommend actionable steps or propose legislation for an immediate pathway to licensure for school psychologists that can be acted upon in 2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Amends Act 153, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2022, to increase the cesspool compliance pilot grant project grant amount and update a reference. Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2024-2025 and to establish positions to implement the pilot grant project.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to assist individuals in obtaining a commercial driver's license for the purpose of becoming school bus drivers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Establishes the Hawaiʻi home energy assistance program within the Department of Human Services to assist households in paying their energy bills. Establishes the Hawaiʻi home energy assistance special fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Establishes the Hawaiʻi zero waste initiative to manage the State's transition to a zero solid waste economy.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to strengthen student transportation services for Hawaiʻi's public school system.
Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to students enrolled in a public school who meet certain requirements. Appropriates funds.
Establishes the Hui Hoomana task force to identify actionable priorities and financial resources to offer the State's residents universal access to affordable, high-quality healthcare and health insurance. Requires reports to the Legislature. Dissolves the task force on 7/1/2026. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Requires the Public Access Room to establish and maintain an outreach and engagement program for primary, secondary, post-secondary, and community education. Requires the Department of Education and University of Hawaiʻi to assign appropriate staff to coordinate with the public access room for the outreach and engagement program. Establishes two full-time equivalent permanent civic education resource teacher positions. Appropriates funds to the Legislative Reference Bureau for two full-time equivalent positions to assist in effectuating this requirement. Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for the expansion of civic education in the public schools. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Requires and appropriates funds for the Judiciary to develop a three-year civil legal services pilot program to provide civil legal services at no cost to eligible parties. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
