Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. (CD1)
Sen. Ron Kouchi
Sponsored bills
Amends chapter 202, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to be consistent with the General Appropriations Act of 2021, Act 88, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021. Renames "Hawaii workforce development council" to "Hawaii workforce development board". Requires the Hawaii workforce development board and local workforce development boards to develop written conflict of interest policies consistent with federal law and regulations. Requires the governor to select the chairperson of the board from among the seventeen private sector members. Requires the Hawaii workforce development board to assist the governor in coordinating local workforce development boards to improve the workforce development system. Repeals the requirement for the department of labor and industrial relations to submit an annual report to the legislature on the activities of the k-12 agriculture workforce development pipeline initiative. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
Establishes the Hawaii Economic Development District Planning Organization and governing board within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Designates the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to organize the Hawaii Economic Development District Planning Organization. Establishes full-time equivalent temporary, exempt positions. Makes an appropriation. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
Clarifies that emergency management powers must be consistent with the state constitution. Clarifies the scope of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. Clarifies the powers of the Governor and mayors to extend or terminate a state of emergency or local state of emergency, respectively. Delineates allowable uses of Major Disaster Fund moneys. Amends the amount of additional funds that may be made available for the purpose of matching federal disaster relief fund. Shortens the duration of price control periods from 96 hours to 72 hours. Defines "severe warning" to recognize that entities other than the National Weather Service may issue warnings that may require the activation of the emergency management system. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
Requires the University of Hawaii to grant resident tuition fees for enrollment at any University of Hawaii campus to individuals who have graduated from a Hawaii high school and are enrolling in an undergraduate degree program, under certain conditions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Establishes the infant and early childhood mental health program within the department of health to provide and coordinate mental health services for children from birth up to age five. Appropriates funds for the establishment of the program, including for an unspecified number of permanent full-time equivalent (FTE) positions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)