2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature

HB841: Relating To Retired Teachers.

Legislative Summary

Amends the break in service requirement for retirants to six months before they can be rehired as teachers or administrators in teacher shortage areas or in hard-to-fill positions. Prohibits rehired retirants from receiving additional employment benefits. Directs the Department of Education to adopt rules to identify teacher shortage areas and hard-to-fill positions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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Bill History

1/21/2025

Pending introduction.

House of Representatives

1/23/2025

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

House of Representatives

1/23/2025

Referred to EDN, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3

House of Representatives

1/24/2025

Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 01-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

House of Representatives

1/28/2025

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, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

House of Representatives

2/3/2025

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 48) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

House of Representatives

2/3/2025

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

House of Representatives

2/7/2025

Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

House of Representatives

2/11/2025

The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

House of Representatives

2/13/2025

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 536) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

House of Representatives

2/13/2025

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

House of Representatives