Sponsored bills
Allows an employee to take family leave in addition to victim leave for leave to seek safety, medical attention, or victim services related to domestic or sexual violence against the employee or the employee's minor child. Requires the employee to submit certification and employer confidentiality of information except under certain conditions. (SB1046 HD1)
Authorizes the Department of Education to develop and implement a housing voucher program for full-time teachers employed at a hard-to-fill public school, including a public charter school. (SB12 HD2)
Recognizes La Ku‘oko‘a, Hawaiian Recognition Day, as an official state holiday. (SB1451 HD1)
Extends the Hospital Sustainability Program for two years. Clarifies exemptions from the hospital sustainability fee. Appropriates funds out of the Hospital Sustainability Special Fund for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. (SB463 HD1)
Establishes the teacher home assistance program to be administered by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to provide housing vouchers to full-time teachers employed by the Department of Education, including teachers at public charter schools, who teach at a hard-to-fill school, as determined by the Department of Education, and whose household income does not exceed 80% of the area median income. Appropriates funds. (SB114 HD1)