Sen. Karl Rhoads

Adopts the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard for the purposes of providing instructional materials to eligible students in a timely manner and requires the Department of Education to coordinate with the National Instructional Materials Access Center. Authorizes the Department to assist non-public elementary and secondary school and alternative educational program in obtaining accessible instructional materials. Requires all elementary schools, secondary schools, and alternative educational programs to provide eligible students with accessible instructional materials, assistive technology devices, and assistive technology services at the same time print instructional materials are provided to other students.

Increases the real property exemption amount for attachment or execution. (SD1)

Extends the State's energy-efficiency portfolio standards from 2030 to 2045. Authorizes the public utilities commission to establish interim goals. Clarifies that certain demand response programs and related activities count toward the portfolio standards.

Repeals the exemption granted to churches by Act 22, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020, relating to bonding requirements and fee requirements for licenses, renewals, and reinstatements of licenses applicable to cemeteries and funeral trusts. Clarifies that the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs shall exempt any cemetery authority from the bonding requirement and the fee requirements for license, renewal, and reinstatement upon proof satisfactory to the Director that the cemetery authority does not sell for financial profit. Effective retroactively to 09/15/2020.

Permits the governing body of a county to create, by ordinance, a process for the recordation and enforcement of solar easements. Allows counties to require individuals claiming a solar easement to record that easement by filing a declaration with the county clerk. Permits the governing body of a county to require, by ordinance, the trimming of vegetation that blocks solar radiation from solar energy devices. Authorizes the ordinance to include a designation for the cost of trimming.

Removes biomass from the renewable portfolio standard definition of renewable energy.

Requires each member of a cooperative housing corporation board of directors, planned community association board of directors, and condominium association board to attend a training and certification course provided by the Real Estate Commission within one year of appointment or election or one year of the effective date of the Act. Requires the Real Estate Commission to establish and administer a training and certification program to ensure that every board member understands the member's legal and fiduciary obligations pursuant to chapters 421I, 421J, and 514B, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Removes discriminatory requirements for mandatory insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization procedures to create parity of coverage for same-sex couples, unmarried women, and opposite-sex couples for whom male infertility is the relevant factor. Requires the insured or the insured's dependent spouse to have a history of infertility of at least two years rather than five years.

Conforms the amount allowable for the Hawaii expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment tax credit to the credit amounts allowed in the federal tax code. Increases the low-income household renters' income tax credit and refundable food/excise tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2022.

Prohibits, with certain exceptions, any state agency or political subdivision from providing private information regarding, or authorizing an arrest warrant based on, the receipt or provision of, or assistance with, reproductive health care services that are lawful in the State. Requires the Department of Health to maintain on its website information about access to abortion in the State, including current information about state law. Requires the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to assess and report to the Legislature on any policy changes or legislation needed to ensure that no person is disqualified from licensure or subject to professional discipline based on the lawful receipt or provision of, or assistance with, reproductive health care services in the State.