Appropriates funds to the Department of Education and State Public Charter School Commission for full-time equivalent positions and staff member positions at each public and charter school to manage the National School Lunch Program.
Appropriates funds for teacher salaries.
Establishes a primary promise pilot program within the Department of Education. Requires the Department to identify elementary schools having low literacy rates or a disproportionate number of students reading below grade level. Appropriates moneys to hire teachers and instructional aides to provide instruction to students in grades K-3 who read below grade level in those identified schools. Sunsets 6/30/2025.
Requires the Department of Education to reimburse the personal expenditure of funds by teachers under certain circumstances.
Provides that the State or a county that repairs or maintains a street of which the ownership or jurisdiction is in dispute between the State and the county shall be immune from liability for personal injuries or property damage arising out of the repair or maintenance of that street. Deems that maintenance of a street shall not confer ownership or jurisdiction over such street if the ownership or jurisdiction over the street is in dispute between the State and the county.
Establishes a general excise tax exemption to the amounts received from the sale of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Recognizes and formalizes the Prevent Suicide Hawaii Task Force to implement its strategic plan to reduce suicide in Hawaii by twenty-five per cent by 2025. Appropriates funds to the Department of Health's Emergency Medical Services and Injunction System Branch to support the branch operations to prevent or reduce suicide in the State.
Establishes a state capitol tours program within the Legislature's Public Access Room. Appropriates funds.
Appropriates funds to establish one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) program director position and one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) staff member position, and to provide for employee training, materials and supplies, other costs associated with the state building code council, and any costs necessary to establish a full-time office.
Amends the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office's duties, including requiring the office to prioritize the access to broadband in rural areas of the State.
