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HI HB1989

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2022

Primary Sponsor

Patrick Branco

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Origin

House of Representatives

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 193-32 to change the age eligibility for the green jobs youth corps program from "twenty to forty years of age" to "thirty-eight years of age or younger."

  • Designates the Department of Land and Natural Resources to administer or partner with organizations to administer a green jobs youth corps program providing work and training in natural resource management, agriculture, conservation, renewable energy, and sustainability professions.

  • Appropriates general revenue funds for fiscal year 2022-2023 to provide at least one thousand participants with nine to twelve months of green jobs youth corps experience, with authorization to match state funds with federal or outside funding.

  • Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to partner with experienced organizations in providing the green jobs youth corps program within Hawaii.

  • Takes effect on July 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Relating To The Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Kapela excused (2).

2/18/2022

Committee Referrals

Finance2/18/2022
Water & Land2/8/2022
Economic Development1/28/2022

Full Bill Text

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