Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2544 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 2544 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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3	3	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 2544
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	RELATING TO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. The legislature finds that transforming Hawaii's surface transportation systems and infrastructure to prioritize walking, rolling, bicycling, and public transit is at the nexus of the State's commitments to public health, safety, economic vitality, and environmental sustainability. The most important component of this transformation is ensuring that every child in Hawaii enjoys the infrastructure, social support, confidence, and skills to walk, roll, bike, or bus to school. The legislature further finds that ensuring safe routes for every keiki will not only protect our most vulnerable road users, but also serves as a long-term investment in the future of mobility. The legislature also finds that as a result of decades of automobile-centric planning and development, there are formidable barriers to this transformation. These barriers include a lack of complete, safe, and comfortable bike and pedestrian networks; burdensome and complicated funding mechanisms for safe routes to school programs and community engagement; a lack of a state safe routes to school plan that creates performance measures, goals, strategies, and accountability; and a lack of coordination of safe routes to school promotion among state and county agencies and community-based organizations. Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to: (1) Establish the safe routes to school advisory committee to coordinate with the department of transportation and other necessary stakeholders to develop a safe routes to school plan that sets goals for safe routes to school programming within the state, defines roles and responsibilities, ensures participation of vulnerable populations, and makes recommendations for optimizing the use of available state and federal funds for safe routes to school programs; and (2) Appropriate funds for the hiring of a full-time safe routes to school coordinator within the department of transportation. SECTION 2. (a) There is established a safe routes to school advisory committee within the highway division of the department of transportation for administrative purposes. The purpose of the advisory committee is to advise the State on strategies to ensure that all children in the State are able to safely bike, walk, roll, or bus to school. The advisory committee shall develop a comprehensive statewide safe routes to school strategic plan, that shall at a minimum: (1) Identify ways to stabilize the safe routes special fund distribution mechanism; (2) Recommend strategies to streamline safe routes to school program funding to make it easier for schools and communities to apply for and receive funds; (3) Identify and recommend funding mechanisms, planning processes, and programming that are inclusive and equitable; and (4) Recommend strategies to prioritize safe routes to school programming serving students attending schools that receive federal funds pursuant to Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act. (b) The advisory committee shall make publicly available its final strategic plan on or before November 1, 2025. (c) The advisory committee shall submit a copy of its strategic plan, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2026. (d) The advisory committee shall consist of the following members: (1) The State of Hawaii safe routes to school coordinator; (2) The physical activity and nutrition coordinator within the department of health; (3) The school wellness coordinator within the department of health; (4) A representative of the department of education; (5) A representative of the Honolulu police department; (6) A representative of the Kauai police department; (7) A representative of the Hawaii police department; (8) A representative of the Maui police department; (9) The city and county of Honolulu safe routes to school coordinator; (10) The county of Kauai safe routes to school coordinator; (11) The county of Hawaii safe routes to school coordinator; and (12) The county of Maui safe routes to school coordinator. (e) The advisory committee shall select a chair from amongst its members, who shall invite the following individuals to become members of the advisory committee: (1) A representative of the Maui metropolitan planning organization; (2) A representative of Papa Ola Lokahi; (3) A representative of the Hawaii Bicycling League; (4) A representative of the Hawaii Public Health Institute; and (5) Any other members recommended by the advisory committee. (f) The advisory committee shall meet at least monthly to review the State's progress in implementing its safe routes to school program and shall make recommendations to the department of transportation on at least a bi-annual basis. The advisory committee may meet and subsequently make recommendations at additional times as determined by a majority of the members. (g) The members of the safe routes to school advisory committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses, including travel expenses, necessary for the performance of their duties. (h) The advisory committee shall cease to exist on June 30, 2026. 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 2022-2023 for staffing of the department of transportation pursuant to this Act, including the hiring of one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) safe routes to school coordinator position and for any necessary facilities and equipment. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of transportation for the purposes of this Act. SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval; provided that section 3 shall take effect on July 1, 2022. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49	SECTION 1. The legislature finds that transforming Hawaii's surface transportation systems and infrastructure to prioritize walking, rolling, bicycling, and public transit is at the nexus of the State's commitments to public health, safety, economic vitality, and environmental sustainability. The most important component of this transformation is ensuring that every child in Hawaii enjoys the infrastructure, social support, confidence, and skills to walk, roll, bike, or bus to school. The legislature further finds that ensuring safe routes for every keiki will not only protect our most vulnerable road users, but also serves as a long-term investment in the future of mobility.
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51	51	The legislature also finds that as a result of decades of automobile-centric planning and development, there are formidable barriers to this transformation. These barriers include a lack of complete, safe, and comfortable bike and pedestrian networks; burdensome and complicated funding mechanisms for safe routes to school programs and community engagement; a lack of a state safe routes to school plan that creates performance measures, goals, strategies, and accountability; and a lack of coordination of safe routes to school promotion among state and county agencies and community-based organizations.
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53	53	Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to:
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55	55	(1) Establish the safe routes to school advisory committee to coordinate with the department of transportation and other necessary stakeholders to develop a safe routes to school plan that sets goals for safe routes to school programming within the state, defines roles and responsibilities, ensures participation of vulnerable populations, and makes recommendations for optimizing the use of available state and federal funds for safe routes to school programs; and
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57	57	(2) Appropriate funds for the hiring of a full-time safe routes to school coordinator within the department of transportation.
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59	59	SECTION 2. (a) There is established a safe routes to school advisory committee within the highway division of the department of transportation for administrative purposes. The purpose of the advisory committee is to advise the State on strategies to ensure that all children in the State are able to safely bike, walk, roll, or bus to school. The advisory committee shall develop a comprehensive statewide safe routes to school strategic plan, that shall at a minimum:
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61	61	(1) Identify ways to stabilize the safe routes special fund distribution mechanism;
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63	63	(2) Recommend strategies to streamline safe routes to school program funding to make it easier for schools and communities to apply for and receive funds;
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65	65	(3) Identify and recommend funding mechanisms, planning processes, and programming that are inclusive and equitable; and
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67	67	(4) Recommend strategies to prioritize safe routes to school programming serving students attending schools that receive federal funds pursuant to Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act.
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69	69	(b) The advisory committee shall make publicly available its final strategic plan on or before November 1, 2025.
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71	71	(c) The advisory committee shall submit a copy of its strategic plan, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2026.
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73	73	(d) The advisory committee shall consist of the following members:
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75	75	(1) The State of Hawaii safe routes to school coordinator;
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77	77	(2) The physical activity and nutrition coordinator within the department of health;
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79	79	(3) The school wellness coordinator within the department of health;
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81	81	(4) A representative of the department of education;
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83	83	(5) A representative of the Honolulu police department;
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85	85	(6) A representative of the Kauai police department;
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89	89	(8) A representative of the Maui police department;
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91	91	(9) The city and county of Honolulu safe routes to school coordinator;
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93	93	(10) The county of Kauai safe routes to school coordinator;
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95	95	(11) The county of Hawaii safe routes to school coordinator; and
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97	97	(12) The county of Maui safe routes to school coordinator.
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99	99	(e) The advisory committee shall select a chair from amongst its members, who shall invite the following individuals to become members of the advisory committee:
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101	101	(1) A representative of the Maui metropolitan planning organization;
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103	103	(2) A representative of Papa Ola Lokahi;
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105	105	(3) A representative of the Hawaii Bicycling League;
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107	107	(4) A representative of the Hawaii Public Health Institute; and
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109	109	(5) Any other members recommended by the advisory committee.
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111	111	(f) The advisory committee shall meet at least monthly to review the State's progress in implementing its safe routes to school program and shall make recommendations to the department of transportation on at least a bi-annual basis. The advisory committee may meet and subsequently make recommendations at additional times as determined by a majority of the members.
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113	113	(g) The members of the safe routes to school advisory committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses, including travel expenses, necessary for the performance of their duties.
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115	115	(h) The advisory committee shall cease to exist on June 30, 2026.
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117	117	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 2022-2023 for staffing of the department of transportation pursuant to this Act, including the hiring of one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) safe routes to school coordinator position and for any necessary facilities and equipment.
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119	119	The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of transportation for the purposes of this Act.
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121	121	SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval; provided that section 3 shall take effect on July 1, 2022.
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135	135	Report Title: Safe Routes to School Program; Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee; Appropriation Description: Establishes the Safe Routes to School advisory committee to develop a strategic plan for the Safe Routes to School Program by 11/1/2025. Appropriates funds for the hiring of a full-time Safe Routes to School coordinator. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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143	143	Safe Routes to School Program; Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee; Appropriation
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149	149	Establishes the Safe Routes to School advisory committee to develop a strategic plan for the Safe Routes to School Program by 11/1/2025. Appropriates funds for the hiring of a full-time Safe Routes to School coordinator.
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157	157	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.