Adds as a purpose of the University of Hawaii community college system the provision of occupational training and certification programs designed to rapidly qualify persons to fill new and hard-to-fill position classes of the State, counties, and private sector that require technical skills. Appropriates funds for the programs.
Establishes the education special fund and allocates twenty-five per cent of the general excise tax revenue to be deposited into the education special fund to fund public education. Appropriates moneys out of the education special fund. (SD1)
Establishes that the requirements of ethical public procurement and the procurement code of ethics established by the Procurement Policy Board apply to all parties to procurement contracts that are otherwise exempted from the procurement code.
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including gender identity or expression or sexual orientation, or disability, in any state educational program or activity or in any educational program or activity that receives state financial assistance. Takes effect 1/1/2019. (SD1)
Requires the members of governing boards of charter schools to be certified through programs on ethics, procurement, and fiduciary responsibilities and that are approved by the State Public Charter School Commission no later than their first year serving on the governing board. Requires all governing board members serving on July 1, 2018, to be certified no later than June 30, 2019. (SD1)
Establishes a rental motor vehicle surcharge dedicated to road improvements in the county in which the funds are generated.
Establishes procedures for a parent or legal guardian to obtain authorization to home school a child. Requires the complex area superintendent or the complex area superintendent's authorized representative to request child welfare services to conduct a child abuse and neglect history inquiry and provide information to the department of education to conduct a background check before approving or denying a notification of intent to home school. Authorizes a parent or legal guardian to petition the family court if the notification of intent to home school is denied.
Establishes the global warming and erosion reserve branch within the insurance division of the department of commerce and consumer affairs. Beginning June 1, 2019, requires authorized property insurers that cover losses resulting from an environmental event, including global warming, erosion, or both, to establish a Hawaii mandatory global warming and erosion reserve, to fund the payment of claims associated with global warming and erosion in the State's shoreline areas. Appropriates funds.
Requires a purchaser or transferee to execute a sea level rise hazard exposure statement with every sale or transfer of real estate that acknowledges that the purchaser or transferee has looked at the appropriate sea level rise hazard exposure map and accepts risks of purchasing or accepting a transfer of property that is at risk of climate-related exposure. Takes effect 11/01/2019. (SD1)
Allows the owner of a vehicle, upon registration, to designate a beneficiary to whom ownership of the vehicle will be transferred upon the death of the owner.
