Adds to the State Building Code Council a voting member representing the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.
Adds new tax credit for teacher's expenses. Adds an inflation index for the income tax brackets, personal exemption amount and standard deduction amounts. Increases the amounts for the income tax brackets, personal exemption amount and standard deduction amounts for tax year 2023. Increases the adjusted gross income amounts for the qualification of low-income credits. Increases the amount of the credits that assist working families.
Limits the permitted uses of campaign funds to only those purposes that are directly related to the campaigns of candidates.
Provides scholarships for the unmet needs of qualified students at any four-year University of Hawaii campus who meet certain criteria.
Amends section 329-40, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to require the medical director of a methadone treatment program to conduct a medical evaluation that offers testing for Hepatitis C exposure and infection. Requires that a methadone treatment program have policies and procedures in place for screening and referrals to care and curative treatment.
Proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit a person from serving as a member of the legislature for more than sixteen years during the person's lifetime.
Establishes protections for critical infrastructure information that is received or maintained by the Office of Homeland Security for use regarding the security of critical infrastructure.
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (1) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2023-2025.
Changes the Department of Education's quarterly report on autism spectrum disorder to an annual report.
Appropriates general funds to various programs due to anticipated operating shortfalls due to the limited ability for departments to transfer funds between programs.
