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This bill requires the State Building Code Council to provide annual training to state and county permitting agency employees, including plan reviewers, inspectors, and policy staff, to implement recommendations from the Simplifying Permitting for Enhanced Economic Development (SPEED) task force, which aimed to improve permitting processes statewide. The training will cover changes to building codes and standards, practical applications of these changes, the use of digital tools like artificial intelligence for permit review, and best practices for providing clear feedback to applicants, with recorded modules to be provided to all relevant employees. The bill also appropriates $25,000 for this training, contingent on each county providing matching funds of $6,250, and amends existing law to clarify the council's authority to provide such training and assistance.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2910&year=2026