HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2025
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Rep. Justin H. Woodson, Chair |
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Rep. Trish La Chica, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Terez Amato |
Rep. Ikaika Olds |
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Rep. Luke A. Evslin |
Rep. Jackson D. Sayama |
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Rep. Andrew Takuya Garrett |
Rep. Christopher L. Muraoka |
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Rep. Jeanne Kapela |
Rep. Kanani Souza |
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Rep. Darius K. Kila |
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Rep. Gregg Takayama, Chair |
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Rep. Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Terez Amato |
Rep. Jenna Takenouchi |
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Rep. Cory M. Chun |
Rep. David Alcos III |
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Rep. Lisa Marten |
Rep. Diamond Garcia |
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Rep. Ikaika Olds |
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AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, January 30, 2025 |
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TIME: |
2 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A M E N D E D A G E N D A
The following measure(s) has been DELETED from the agenda: HB440
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RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES. Places oversight of the School Impact Fee Program under the School Facilities Authority Board. Allows the School Facilities Authority Board to dissolve a school impact district without a public hearing.
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EDN, HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO TEACHER WORKFORCE HOUSING. Establishes a Teacher Workforce Housing Stipend Program to support teacher retention at public and charter schools classified as rural and underserved. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
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EDN, HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS. Creates a School Psychologists Working Group to recommend actionable steps or propose legislation for an immediate pathway to licensure for school psychologists that can be acted upon in 2026.
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EDN, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes a nationally certified school psychologist incentive program. Appropriates funds for the incentive program.
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EDN, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH. Requires that all schools develop plans to execute mental health check-ins with their students grades six through twelve.
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EDN, HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF EDUCATIONAL WORKERS. Requires the Department of Education and public charter schools to take certain steps to report incidents of harassment and implement procedures for handling harassment of educational workers.
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EDN, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO STUDENT ATHLETES. Requires the Department of Education to establish and administer a three-year student athlete travel pilot program to provide funding intra-county travel expenses for student athletes of Maui county. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/28.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for the Department's Hoʻākea Program.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes the position of Ka Papahana Kaiapuni Program Complex Area Superintendent. Requires that at least one at-large member of the Board of Education be a Hawaiian educator, practitioner, or scholar of Hawaiian studies or the Hawaiian language, to be selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Clarifies the purpose and objective of the Hawaiian Language Medium Education Program. Appropriates funds.
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EDN, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires the Board of Education to establish a Korean language program. Appropriates funds.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement negotiated for Bargaining Unit (5) and subject to the availability of funds, provides annual salary step increases for public school teachers who have completed a year's satisfactory service and comply with specified requirements.
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EDN, LAB, FIN |
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________________________________________ Rep. Gregg Takayama Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. Justin H. Woodson Chair |