Requires all schools where students are required to eat meals at school to establish a recess period of not less than fifteen minutes prior to the lunch period for all grade levels.
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Authorizes school principals to close a school due to a natural disaster, upon approval of the complex area superintendent.
Requires schools to provide a lunchtime period of at least thirty minutes in length.
Gives the board of education authority to hold title to all lands acquired for the use of libraries. Makes conforming amendments.
Bans import, use, manufacture, sale, and storage of chlorpyrifos in the State.
Amends the definition of "quality assurance committee" to include committees established by long-term care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, home care agencies, hospices, and authorized state agencies. Allows for the creation of a quality assurance committee outside of a single health plan or hospital.
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.
Clarifies that medical use of cannabis is not considered to be a state or federal crime.
Allows the board of land and natural resources to waive costs associated with a right-of-entry permit for ocean recreation-related tournaments and ancillary services.
Requires employers to provide a minimum amount of paid sick leave to employees to be used to care for themselves or a family member who is ill or needs medical care.