Requires two hours of annual in-service training in suicide prevention for all teachers, principals, and school counselors.
Proposes amendments to the state constitution to provide for direct initiative.
Authorizes schools to accept donations in exchange for naming rights of school buildings, facilities, equipment, and fixtures.
Provides for initiative procedures. Takes effect upon ratification of a constitutional amendment enabling direct initiative.
Prohibits civil asset forfeiture by reason of the commission of a covered offense, to the extent of the property owner's interest, unless the covered offense is a felony for which the property owner has been convicted. Prohibits the forfeiture of an animal prior to the disposition of criminal charges. Requires the Attorney General to distribute one half of all forfeited property and the sale proceeds thereof to the Hawaii law enforcement assisted diversion program, with the remaining half to be distributed to the state general fund.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the twenty-first senatorial district.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects of the department of human services. (SD1)
Clarifies that failure to register a firearm within the required time period does not relieve the owner of the duty to register the firearm. Allows the owner of an unregistered firearm to register the firearm thereafter without penalty. (SD1)
Restricts asset forfeiture to cases involving the commission of a covered criminal misdemeanor or felony offense. Requires seized property to be forfeited only when the property owner has been convicted of an underlying covered criminal misdemeanor or felony offense. Changes the standard of proof that the State must meet in order for property to be forfeited from "preponderance of the evidence" to "beyond a reasonable doubt". Requires the State to prove that owners consented to or possessed knowledge of the crime that led to the seizure of their property. Requires that the agency seizing the property pay for safe and secure storage of the seized property until the completion of the forfeiture proceeding or final disposition of the property. Directs any proceeds from a civil forfeiture to the general revenue fund for public education purposes. Repeals administrative forfeiture proceedings. (SD1)
Amends the definition of eligible project loan to allow loans to be made for certain rent-to-own housing projects. Requires HHFDC to implement the homebuyers' club and rent-to-own housing programs. Authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds to finance HHFDC housing loan programs.
