Requires the department of education to develop a plan to transition the Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind to a conversion charter school.
Prohibits the governor or the mayor from suspending requests for public records or vital statistics during a declared state of emergency. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources, in consultation with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, to delegate to the impacted counties the responsibility for certain historic preservation project reviews, provided that certain requirements are met. Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish a program to certify third-party individuals and organizations to review documents for completeness and compliance prior to submission of those documents to the Department; provided that certain requirements are met. (SD1)
Appropriates funds to the office of the prosecuting attorney for Hawaii county for the career criminal prosecution unit. Effective 7/1/3021. (HD1)
Requires the department of education school facilities agency to adopt and publish administrative rules necessary to implement Act 72, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020, by July 1, 2021. Requires the office of the governor to provide a report to the legislature regarding the process by which the department of education purchases land and executes capital improvement project contracts through the school facilities agency. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Requires the board of psychology to establish a pilot program to grant prescriptive authority to qualified psychologist applicants in counties with a population of less than one hundred thousand persons. Repeals on 8/31/2026.
Requires the Department of Health to submit an application and a petition for federal exemptions for the state authorized use of cannabis in Hawaii from the Drug Enforcement Administration under title 21 Code of Federal Regulations sections 1307.03 and 1308.43.
Exempts from school impact fee requirements, certain affordable housing units, additions to existing dwelling units, accessory dwelling units, ohana dwelling units, affordable housing units in projects or property developed by the Hawaii public housing authority, and affordable housing units in projects assisted by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation. Effective 12/1/2050. (HD1)
Adds the chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission to the board of agriculture. (SD1)
Creates income brackets for the low-income renter tax credit. Provides for adjustment of the tax credit amount based on the consumer price index for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021, and beyond. (SD1)
