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HB 501 Hawaii House · 2017 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Summary
Expands the National Certification Incentive Program to provide monetary incentives to school psychologists. Authorizes continuing bonuses for teachers and school psychologists in certain designated schools that improve and no longer carry a certain designation. Establishes a Hawaii teacher stipend program to be administered by the Department of Education to address the shortage of teachers in the Hawaii public school system. Appropriates funds for the program for 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 fiscal years. Effective 7/1/2051. (SD2)
Bill status in committee 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2017 Last action Apr 26, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
14
Committee
17
Amendments
2
Apr 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-17 3:00PM in conference room 329.
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Apr 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-17 3:00PM in conference room 329.
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Apr 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-17 3:00PM in conference room 329.
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Apr 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-17 2:10PM in conference room 329.
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Apr 19, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-17 10:00AM in conference room 329.
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Apr 13, 2017
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
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Apr 11, 2017
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 578) in amended form (SD 2).
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Apr 11, 2017
Legislature · Passed
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.
legislature
Apr 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Dela Cruz, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) English, Galuteria, Taniguchi.
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Apr 4, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee on WAM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 04-06-17 9:30AM in conference room 211.
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Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
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Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Reported from EDU/CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1135) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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Mar 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Kidani; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Ihara, Ruderman.
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Mar 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, K. Kahele, Espero, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz.
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Mar 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU/CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-17 3:15PM in conference room 229.
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Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to EDU/CPH, WAM.
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Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 103).
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Mar 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama, McDermott excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
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Feb 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Tupola.
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Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 295) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Har, Creagan, Hashem, Ing, Ohno, Onishi, Woodson, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3
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Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
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