Sen. Sharon Moriwaki

Primary SB 114

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING.

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)

Passed Mar 22, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1051

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS.

Requires DHS to establish a task force on the implementation requirements for a pilot program to provide shelter and mental health treatment to certain homeless individuals. Exempts task force from certain provisions of HRS 92 for a limited time. Appropriates funds. (SB1051 HD2)

Passed Mar 22, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 392

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SPECIAL EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to provide up to $1,690 to each special education classroom teacher for instructional materials and equipment. (SB392 HD1)

Passed Mar 22, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 526

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Appropriates funds for the Department of Human Services to purchase, staff, and operate two mobile outreach services to serve homeless persons; provided that one of the mobile outreach services shall be allocated to the county of Hawaii. Requires matching funds. (SB526 HD1)

Passed Mar 22, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1522

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH SERVICES.

Formally establishes the Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn Program and Special Fund within the Department of Education. Appropriates funds for positions and a vision screening and eye assessment tool, and to implement, expand, and sustain the program. (SB1522 HD1)

Passed Mar 22, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SCR 57

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON POPULATION DECLINE IN THE STATE.

In committee Mar 22, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1031

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

Establishes the long-term rental assistance pilot program to be administered by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for individuals over sixty years old who are homeless, or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Appropriates funds. (SB1031 HD1)

Passed Mar 21, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1286

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO COURTS.

Raises the district courts' jurisdictional limit for civil actions involving specific performance. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Passed Mar 20, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 955

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.

Requires financial disclosure statements of state agency executive directors to be public records available for inspection and duplication.

Passed Mar 20, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 529

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Authorizes the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health to contract the services of dedicated capture managers responsible for securing grant and other funding opportunities for each department. Authorizes the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health to establish a three-year full time temporary exempt position to support the grant development program. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2022. (SB529 HD1)

Passed Mar 20, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track