HB 2741 Summary

• Establishes an Arts in the Military Program to provide arts programming and services to active duty military members, veterans, and their families in Hawaii

• Directs the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to implement programs including healing arts for post-traumatic stress disorder, after-school arts education, military base performances, and participation in theater, dance, music, and visual arts

• Encourages partnerships between arts organizations, military bases, military organizations, and veterans' assistance agencies to expand access to arts programs

• Appropriates unspecified funds from general revenues for fiscal year 2016-2017 to establish and operate the program

• Takes effect July 1, 2050