Provides funding, as a grant-in-aid to the counties, for forensic testing for the Hawaii police department, Maui police department, and Kauai police department.
Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority to develop a list of unit addresses, including housing units and rental units marketed to the visitor industry for occupancy and to post the list on its website.
Requires two hours of annual in-service training in suicide prevention for all teachers, principals, and school counselors.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the substantial reduction and eradication of certain invasive species in Maui County.
Prohibits campaign contributions from certain entities to members of the legislature during the legislative session, for five days following adjournment sine die, and during a special session. Prohibits a member of the legislature from knowingly soliciting or accepting a contribution from a lobbyist or a lobbyist's principal during a legislative session, for five days following adjournment sine die, and during a special session. Prohibits fundraisers for any member of the legislature to be held during any regular legislative session, for five calendar days following adjournment sine die, and during a special session. Takes effect on 1/1/2020.
Authorizes certified athlete agents to pay for expenses of a student athlete and the athlete's family members, incurred before the signing of an agency contract, under specified conditions.
Requires pharmacy benefit managers to notify contracting pharmacies of changes to maximum allowable costs for any drug, identified by its National Drug Code, fifteen days prior to the change. Requires pharmacy benefit managers to disclose where an equivalent drug can be obtained at or below the maximum allowable cost, when a maximum allowable cost appeal is upheld on appeal. Requires pharmacy benefit managers to: allow contracting pharmacies to reverse and rebill claims if the pharmacy benefit manager establishes a maximum allowable cost that is denied on appeal; and pay the difference to the contracting pharmacies. Permits contracting pharmacies to decline to dispense a drug if the reimbursement is less than the acquisition cost. Permits the insurance commissioner to revoke a pharmacy benefit manager's registration if the manager does not comply with state law. Requires the Department of Health to annually report to the legislature and any other state agency on appeals and disposition.
Requires any report of a study or an audit enacted with a legislative appropriation or adopted by concurrent resolution and conducted by an executive department or agency, including the Hawaii health systems corporation, and by the legislative reference bureau, auditor, judiciary, or Office of Hawaiian Affairs, to be submitted to the senate president, speaker of the house, chairs of the appropriate subject matter committee of each house, and the legislative reference bureau library. Requires a public hearing or informational briefing within one year of receipt of report, except if extension granted to the hearing or briefing requirement by the senate president or speaker of the house of representatives or if the requirement is waived by the senate president or speaker of the house of representative. Exempts financial and other regularly occurring audits.
Requires the department of education to contract with a firm that specializes in school finance to study the adequacy of education in Hawaii. Appropriates moneys for the study.
Proposes a constitutional amendment to require the gubernatorial nominee of each political party following the primary election to appoint a person from the same political party as a running mate for lieutenant governor in the general election.
