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HB1404 - Relating To The Community Court Outreach Project.
David Tarnas, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated almost 2 years ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Makes the community court outreach project permanent. Amends the project to address homeless defendants and expand the opportunities for eligible defendants to participate. Appropriates funds for additional personnel and enhanced security services. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1451 - Relating To Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.
Scott K. Saiki, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated almost 2 years ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses to certify whether a person is totally disabled under the income tax code. Adds advanced practice registered nurses as primary providers in advance mental health care directives. Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses to make capacity determinations for purposes of advance mental health care directives. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB193 - Relating To Energy-efficiency Portfolio Standards.
Nicole E. Lowen, Elle Cochran, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Extends the State's energy-efficiency portfolio standards from 2030 to 2045. Authorizes the public utilities commission to establish interim goals. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1223 - Relating To Teacher Loans.
Terez Amato, Ernesto M. Ganaden, Troy Hashimoto
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a teacher loan program to encourage individuals to become teachers in hard-to-fill positions of department of education schools. Allows the loan to be forgiven after five years of teaching in a hard-to-fill position. Establishes a similar teacher loan program for public charter schools. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB775 - Establishing The Social Workers For Public Safety Pilot Program.
May Besario Mizuno
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishes a 5-year social workers for public safety pilot program in the department of public safety, or its successor agency. Authorizes social workers or human service professionals to accompany law enforcement officers in responding to incidents where a person may be unsheltered, substance addicted, or mentally impaired. Requires interim reports and a final report to the legislature. Appropriates funds for the pilot program, including positions. Sunsets 7/1/2026. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB442 - Relating To Environmental Protection.
Nicole E. Lowen, Elle Cochran, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated almost 2 years ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a visitor green fee program that requires that visitors purchase a license which is valid for one year for the use of a state park, beach, state-owned forest, hiking trail on state-owned land, or other state-owned natural area, to be administered by the department of land and natural resources. Establishes a visitor green fee special fund, into which shall be deposited fees, penalties, appropriations, and gifts and donations for the program. Establishes an environmental legacy commission, which shall be responsible for allocating disbursements and awarding grants from the visitor green fee special fund for the protection, restoration, enhancement, care, and increased resilience of Hawaii's natural and outdoor recreational resources. Appropriates fund for the establishment of the environmental legacy commission and a strategic plan. Requires annual reports to the legislature on the progress of the program.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1224 - Relating To Housing.
Terez Amato, Ernesto M. Ganaden, Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Last updated almost 2 years ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Requires rental housing projects to maintain, in perpetuity, 50% of the project's units for certain low-income tenants in order to be eligible for the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's rental assistance program.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1342 - Relating To Mental Health.
Della au Belatti, Terez Amato, May Besario Mizuno
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates grant funding to the YMCA of Honolulu for its Youth Wellness Program for Mental Health to address the statewide declining mental health outcomes of youths related to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1116 - Relating To School Psychology.
Justin H. Woodson, Della au Belatti, Elle Cochran
Last updated almost 2 years ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Establishes licensure requirements for school psychologists to be administered by the board of psychology. Requires all school psychologists to be licensed by 7/1/2025. Increases the composition of the board of psychology to include two school psychologists. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1365 - Relating To Child Welfare Services.
May Besario Mizuno, Terez Amato, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated almost 2 years ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the Malama Ohana working group within the office of wellness and resilience to seek, design, and recommend transformative changes to the State's child welfare system. Requires a report to the legislature. Appropriates funds to the department of human services for various support and resources for the child welfare services branch and the families they serve. Appropriates funds to the office of wellness and resilience for the working group. Effective 7/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-029
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Hawaii House
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