Establishes licensure requirements for school psychologists to be administered by the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board. Specifies that certain school psychologists shall be exempt from licensure under chapter 465, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (HB249 HD1)
Establishes a state income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred by school teachers, special education teachers, school librarians, and counselors for supplementary materials used in the classroom, as well as expenses incurred while accompanying students on educational trips.
Authorizes the solid waste disposal division of each county with a population of 500,000 or more to: (1) confiscate abandoned shopping carts; (2) dispose of shopping carts not retrieved by owners within 24 hours of notification of confiscation; and (3) impose fines upon owners for unretrieved shopping carts. Allows businesses that are fined to contest the fines in certain circumstances.
Requires the Auditor to conduct a management and program audit of the Department of Education's policies relating to bullying and cyberbullying, especially as they apply to students who are members of certain minority groups.
Exempts fuel cell electric vehicle from payment of parking fees and high occupancy vehicle lane restrictions. Increases the priority to be placed on fuel cell electric vehicles for state and county entities purchasing new vehicles. Allows for fuel cell electric vehicles to be parked in designated electric vehicle parking spaces. For purposes of determining electric vehicle parking spaces, restricts electric system charging systems to those that do not include facilities or systems for refueling hydrogen storage tanks of fuel cell electric vehicles.
Requires at least one secondary school in a geographic complex area to provide a career and technical education program beginning in the 2020-2021 school year.
Makes it a misdemeanor for a hosting platform to collect a fee for booking services regarding transient vacation rentals that are not lawfully certified, registered, or permitted under applicable county ordinance.
Establishes property owner liability for illegal aerial devices possessed or set off on their property by others. Allows probable cause for fireworks offenses to be established from statements from witnesses and photographs, video, or other recordings authenticated by witnesses. Allows probable cause for fireworks offenses to be established from anonymous recordings made using an unmanned aerial vehicle.
Requires that certain state building construction and reconstruction projects or programs include at least 20 parking stalls that are pre-wired for electric vehicle charging stations.
Authorizes the Department of Transportation to exempt the application of the public procurement code to the Airports Division, subject to certain requirements.
