Establishes the Hawaii Vocational Training in Schools Task Force in the Department of Education to study the feasibility of creating vocational training programs in the department's middle schools and high schools.
Establishes a working group to evaluate current behavioral health care and related system gaps related to the continuum of care for persons experiencing substance abuse, mental health conditions, and homelessness. Makes an appropriation. (HB1448 HD1)
Establishes a pilot program for a low- or no-cost daycare for children of working parents. Appropriates funds.
Increases maximum limit for personal injury protection coverage. Expands personal injury protection benefits to include services that are included in calculating medical expense deductions under the United States Internal Revenue Code, including necessary travel to receive medical treatment.
Makes it a misdemeanor for a hosting platform to collect a fee for booking services regarding transient vacation rentals that are not lawfully certified, registered, or permitted under applicable county ordinance.
Prohibits written nondisclosure agreements involving sexual assault and sexual harassment as part of an employee's condition of employment under certain conditions. Prohibits employers from retaliating against an employee for disclosing or discussing sexual harassment or sexual assault. Takes effect 1/1/2050. (SD1)
Requires telecommunications carriers to block calls to residential phone lines and personal mobile phone lines made from telephone numbers that do not match any of the telephone numbers of certain excepted entities as a means to curb scam calls.
Establishes a 5-year career technical education pilot program within the Department of Education to encourage students to study career technical education.
Increases the minimum wage to $11.50 per hour in 2020, $13.00 per hour in 2021, and $14.60 per hour in 2022.
Establishes a task force to examine and make recommendations on policy issues regarding the benefits and harms of online gaming. (HB1107 HD1)
