Broadens an employee's exemption from support of a bargaining unit's exclusive representative to include political objection. Permits the exclusive representative to require an employee, in lieu of union fees, to pay an equivalent amount to a non-profit charitable fund.
Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Education to implement a mobile application for suicide prevention that provides twenty-four hours per day crisis support services.
Permits, rather than requires, the designation of police powers to the director of transportation; provided that any designation or delegation is subject to legislative approval. Removes the authority of the director to delegate police power to any officer, employee, agent, or representative of the department of transportation.
Authorizes a registered pharmacist to dispense an opioid antagonist pursuant to a standing order without any other prescription. Requires the standing order to limit the dispensing of an opioid antagonist to certain individuals or a harm reduction organization. Establishes that the practice of pharmacy includes the dispensing of an opioid antagonist pursuant to a standing order. Requires the board of pharmacy to identify the pharmacists who are authorized to dispense an opioid antagonist and annually review the dispensing practices of pharmacists who dispense the opioid antagonist pursuant to a standing order.
Allows taxpayers a twenty-five per cent income tax deduction for amounts received as rent from recipients of the housing choice voucher program.
Establishes that possession of recently stolen property, with no satisfactory explanation, is prima facie evidence of knowledge that the property has been stolen.
Codifies the Hawaii promise program into law to provide scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students. Expands the Hawaii promise program to qualified students enrolled at any University of Hawaii campus in addition to qualified students enrolled at any University of Hawaii community college campus. Establishes a special fund and appropriate funds to maintain the Hawaii promise program.
Establishes a verdict of guilty of the offense charged but mentally ill in criminal trials. Changes the defense of not guilty by reason of insanity to require the court to find that at the time of the conduct, the person lacked a particular state of mind that is required to establish an element of the offense charged as a result of physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect. Requires persons who are incarcerated as a result of a verdict of guilty of the offense charged but mentally ill to receive health care or mental health care appropriate to the person's diagnosis during the person's term of imprisonment. Requires the Department of Public Safety to conduct a study on the costs of providing care to incarcerated persons who have been found guilty of the offense charged but mentally ill. Effective July 1, 2020.
Provides the State, counties, and county lifeguards immunity from liability against damages arising from the acts or omissions of lifeguards while performing emergency lifeguard services.
Increases the minimum wage rate to $12 per hour beginning 01/01/19, $13.50 per hour beginning 01/01/20, and $15 per hour beginning 01/01/21. Beginning 01/01/19, allows an employer to pay to an employee a wage that is at least ninety per cent of the applicable minimum wage rate if the employer employs less than fifty employees, the employee is under the age of sixteen, or during the employee's initial thirty days of employment with the employer.
