Before the transfer of non-agricultural park lands, authorizes the Department of Agriculture to request information from the Department of Land and Natural Resources related to the establishment of necessary and reasonable easements upon the lands. Amends legislative findings regarding non-agricultural park lands. Requires the Department of Agriculture to accept the transfer of and manage certain qualifying non-agricultural park lands. Requires the Department of Agriculture, prior to offering a lease, to inquire with the Department of Land and Natural Resources regarding any easements required for access to landlocked forest reserves or other assets on the lands subject to the lease. Continue to require the lessee to maintain a conservation plan. Requires approval from the Board of Land and Natural Resources and the Board of Agriculture before removing pasture lands for reforestation, or other public purposes. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Provides police officers who become members of the Employees' Retirement System after 6/30/2023 with retirement benefits similar to those provided for members of the Employees' Retirement System who became members before 7/1/2012, including but not limited to calculation of retirement allowance, minimum age or years of credited service requirements, and vesting period. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Requires that appropriations allocated to Department of Education programs that provide instructional services directly to students shall remain within the budget of the program to which the funds were originally allocated and that the retention of an appropriation shall not be used by the Department as a basis for reducing a program's future budget requirements. Requires the Department of Education to report the creation of temporary positions to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Requires the State Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects to, upon its denial of an application for licensure, provide the applicant with a written notice of denial accompanied by a written explanation describing the reasons for the Board's denial. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Requires the Executive Office on Aging to establish a workforce development and support center. Appropriates funds for the center's establishment. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Duke Kahanamoku. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Establishes a center for the design, development, and fabrication of astronomical instruments within the University of Hawaii. Appropriates funds for the center's planning and design and 10 full-time equivalent faculty positions within the center. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Requires the State Art Museum to provide opportunities for the counties and private organizations located in Hawaii to display art through loan arrangements with the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts under the Arts in Public Places Program. Provides that art loans to a non-museum or public institution may be subject to a fee determined by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Provides that artists who reside in Hawaii receive selection preference for the Arts in Public Places Program. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Aging for the Hawaii Healthy Aging Partnership. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)