Appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent program coordinator and one full-time equivalent inspector position within department of agriculture, and program operations for the industrial hemp program. (SD1)
Sponsored bills
Corrects an error in the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2016 to clarify that the CIP project for Maalaea small boat harbor on Maui was for plans, design, and construction for pier improvements, rather than dredging. (SB284 HD1)
Appropriates funds to the department of health for the posting of care facility inspection reports on the department's website.
Establishes requirements for gerontologist licensure beginning on 7/1/2018.
Clarifies the allowable and prohibited practices and training requirements for dental assistants.
Authorizes allocation of supplemental categorical funding to remote schools, subject to legislative appropriation. Appropriates funds. (SB553 HD1)
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to include in its annual report the impacts of incidental take license issuances on the status and likelihood of survival of the individual species and the cumulative impacts on the full range of species of the specific island for which incidental take licenses have been issued. Appropriates funds to the department to assess the cumulative effects and detail them in its annual report.
Grants county agencies the implicit right to enter property to investigate agricultural buildings and structures for violations of and compliance with building code exemption qualifications. (SD1)
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and the appropriation of funds for deposit into the rental housing revolving fund to finance affordable rental housing development.
Requires a management audit of the Public Utilities Commission. (CD2)