Requires the superintendent of education, or the superintendent's designee, to serve as the summer learning coordinator and coordinate all summer programs for children. Requires the summer learning coordinator to work with the department of human services to leverage federal funds for school-based summer programs. (HD1)
Authorizes supplemental categorical funding for remote schools. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Requires that the state building code council include voting members with experience and knowledge in building energy efficiency standards and sustainable building, design, construction, and operation. Requires that the counties amend or adopt their respective building codes and standards based upon the International Energy Conservation Code within an unspecified time frame after the adoption of the Hawaii state building energy conservation code. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
Creates an exemption for interns enrolled in a department of education program from the wages and hours requirements of employees on public works projects. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Establishes an office of the housing advocate within the office of the governor.
Requires public contractors to obtain insurance to cover at least half of a project's construction costs to the State to provide funds for curing construction defects discovered within ten years after the completion of the contract. Authorizes the State to institute an action against the contractor for the total costs of curing those defects. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)
Permits charitable organizations to hold online fundraising events, including online raffles. Excludes online fundraising by charitable organizations from the definition of "gambling" in the Hawaii penal code.
Adds a member of the Hawaiian Homes Commission and an additional public member to the board of directors of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Requires procurement officers to document whether to pursue a design professional or contractor for damages in the event of construction cost overruns. Requires the chief procurement officer to compile a public list of construction companies or design professionals that are in noncompliance with the procurement code or owe penalties. Makes construction cost overruns a tort for purposes of the design claim conciliation panel. Requires bids for a contract under the competitive sealed bidding process to include a liability contingency fund. Requires the state procurement office to include training on the duty of procurement officers to hold design professionals liable for breaches of professional standards. Makes cost overruns a construction defect for the purposes of the contractor repair act. Establishes a procurement professional standards task force. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)
