2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB439: Relating To Education.
Legislative Summary
Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to establish an international teacher license for certain visa holders and the requirements to obtain the international teacher license. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Bill History
1/17/2025
Pending introduction.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Referred to EDN, CPC, referral sheet 2
House of Representatives
1/31/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-04-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 347) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Muraoka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Consumer Protection & Commerce(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 18
Republican: 3
Primary Sponsor
Greggor Ilagan
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (20)
Della au Belatti
Democrat
Cory Chun
Democrat
Elle Cochran
Democrat
Luke Evslin
Democrat
Andrew Garrett
Democrat
Mark Hashem
Democrat
Linda Ichiyama
Democrat
Kirstin Kahaloa
Democrat
Darius Kila
Democrat
Trish La Chica
Democrat
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao
Democrat
Tyson Miyake
Democrat
Julie Reyes Oda
Republican
Jackson Sayama
Democrat
Garner Shimizu
Republican
Kanani Souza
Republican
Adrian Tam
Democrat
Shirley Ann Templo
Democrat
Justin Woodson
Democrat
Ikaika Hussey
Democrat