Sponsored bills
Establishes the Invasive Species Rapid Response Trust Fund for rapid responses to invasive species emergencies. Requires the Invasive Species Council to include an accounting of moneys expended in its annual report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Allows the Hawaiian homes commission or the department of Hawaiian home lands to retain independent legal counsel as needed. (SD1)
Requires the family court to appoint counsel to indigent parents in foster care cases and make every effort to do so at the first hearing attended by the parent. Effective 12/31/2059. (HD1)
Requires the State Procurement Office and the Public Works Division of the Department of Accounting and General Services to develop a ten-year pilot program to enable innovative methods of procurement. Establishes an exempt innovative project delivery officer position within the Public Works Division. Makes an appropriation. Repeals 7/1/2031. (SD2)
Requires the state council on developmental disabilities to convene a working group to study the design and implementation of a program for providing home- and community-based services to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities who are found, through assessment, to be at risk of institutionalization. Requires a report to the legislature. Effective 12/31/2059. (HD1)