Bill Text: HI HB406 | 2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Economic Development.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. [HB406 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB406-Amended.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that continued
advancement of technology with the growth of automation and artificial
intelligence is poised to fundamentally reshape our local and global
economy. Some reports predict that
automation may eliminate one-third of the nation’s jobs by 2030, and that as much
as forty-five per cent of current business tasks could potentially be
automated. As such, future generations
will be required to possess the skills and adaptability to thrive in this new
economy. Projections show that
approximately sixty-five per cent of students in school will hold jobs that do
not exist yet.
The legislature
further finds that although Hawaii has one of the lowest unemployment rates in
the nation, many existing jobs are lower wage jobs in the visitor
industry. Moreover, high housing costs
and the high cost of living are outpacing wages. In addition, there are not enough job
opportunities in the State for high-wage, skilled workers. Consequently, the United States Census Bureau
recently found that there are thirty-seven more people per day who are moving
out of Hawaii than are moving into the State.
Given this looming
challenge, the legislature finds that the State must develop a strategic,
forward-looking approach toward work-based learning to better prepare students
for college and their careers.
Accordingly, the
department of business, economic development, and tourism should be required to
develop annual regional economic plans for each county based on the boundaries
of development or community plans in each county. The workforce
development council, in partnership with the department of education and the
University of Hawaii, can use this data to provide K-16 pathways and internship
programs in each public and public charter school to match the State's specific
industry needs. These pathways and
qualified internship programs will serve as the foundation for developing
work-based learning opportunities in public schools that reflect high-growth,
high-need industries, which are often concentrated in healthcare, technical
roles, business and finance, information technology, and management.
Accordingly, the
purpose of this Act is to:
(2) Appropriate funds.
SECTION 2. Chapter 201, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§201- Regional economic plans. (a)
The department of business, economic development, and tourism shall
develop annual regional economic plans to provide jobs in urban and rural areas
in each county based on the development or community boundaries of each
respective county.
(b) These plans shall be published by January 31
annually commencing July 1, 2020, on the department's website and include a
list of regional economic priorities and industry clusters, and jobs within
these priorities and industry clusters.
(c)
Based on the findings of these regional economic plans, the workforce
development council shall consult the department of education and the
University of Hawaii to develop and provide K-12 pathways and programs in each
public school that:
(1) Emphasize
the skills necessary to meet the State's specific industry needs;
(2) Relate to employment in jobs identified by the
department as priority jobs, concentrated in healthcare, technical roles,
business and finance, information technology, and management; and
(3) Result
in a degree or credential that meets entry-level requirements of employers in
relevant priority industries.
(d)
The priority jobs identified shall be in high-demand, high-growth
positions that provide a living wage for an average family of three persons
with one working adult.
(e)
"Qualified internship programs" means programs that prepare
students for jobs that are identified by regional economic plans as a priority
in the geographical area.
(f)
Schools shall communicate opportunities to enroll in these pathways or
qualified internship programs to students and parents.
(g)
For budget year 2020-2021 and each budget year thereafter, each
participating public school and public charter school may receive up to $1,000
in bonus incentives for each student who has successfully completed a qualified
internship program in the preceding budget year. Bonus incentive funds may be
used to pay for costs of administering these programs and any testing fees
incurred by students in attaining credentials.
(h) The department of education shall maintain
records and shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations,
including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty
days prior to the convening of each regular session beginning in 2020. The report shall include:
(1) Types
of credentials being earned and internships being completed;
(2) The
schools offering these pathways and programs;
(3) Aggregated
demographics of student participants; and
(4) The
completion rate of enrolled students."
SECTION
3. There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $
or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the department of business, economic
development, and tourism to develop regional economic plans pursuant to section
2 of this Act. The appropriation shall
be divided between $300,000 for administrative costs and $200,000
for school incentive bonuses pursuant to section 2 of this Act.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of business, economic development, and tourism for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. The department of business, economic development, and tourism
shall submit a report of its findings, recommendations, and status on developing
regional economic plans pursuant to section 2 of this Act, including any
proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the
convening of the regular session of 2021.
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2112; provided that sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.
Report Title:
DBEDT; Qualified Internship Program; Education; Appropriation
Description:
Requires
DBEDT to develop annual regional economic plans for each county to provide K-16 pathways and qualified
internship programs to meet each region's specific industry needs.
Appropriates funds. (HB406 HD1)
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