2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB1345: Relating To Teacher Education.
Legislative Summary
Authorizes the Department of Education to subsidize all tuition and mandatory fees for a resident student enrolled in a 4-year college campus of the University of Hawaii System with an education program or that offers an education degree for the semester or term that the student enrolls in a State-Approved Teacher Education Program under certain conditions. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD2)
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Bill History
1/23/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 4
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-07-25 2:00PM in University of Hawaii at Manoa, Bachman Hall, Board of Regents Conference Room 106, 2444 Dole Street VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Muraoka.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 437) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Morikawa, Alcos, Ward.
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 920), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 165).
Senate
3/4/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/4/2025
Referred to HRE, WAM.
Senate
3/10/2025
The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 3:05PM; CR 229 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).
Senate
3/13/2025
The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Fevella.
Senate
3/20/2025
Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1203) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Senate
3/20/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Senate
3/28/2025
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/31/2025
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
4/2/2025
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1533) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
4/2/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 04-04-25.
Senate
4/4/2025
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
4/4/2025
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 586) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621).
Senate
4/14/2025
Re-referred to HED/EDN, FIN, referral sheet 31
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Woodson, Holt Co-Chairs; Amato, Muraoka.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
3/31/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Higher Education: Passed, With Amendments
3/13/2025
3
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/28/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 16
Republican: 2
Primary Sponsor
Justin Woodson
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (17)
Terez Amato
Democrat
Elle Cochran
Democrat
Tina Grandinetti
Democrat
Darius Kila
Democrat
Matthias Kusch
Democrat
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao
Democrat
Nicole Lowen
Democrat
Lisa Marten
Democrat
Scot Matayoshi
Democrat
Tyson Miyake
Democrat
Daynette Morikawa
Democrat
Amy Perruso
Democrat
Mahina Poepoe
Democrat
Julie Reyes Oda
Republican
Kanani Souza
Republican
Adrian Tam
Democrat
David Tarnas
Democrat