RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Summary
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to establish a Workforce Development Microgrant Program that awards grants to students who are enrolled in public high schools and are applying for technical or workforce training related to certain occupations. (SB2242 HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2018
Last action Mar 23, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
12
Mar 23, 2018
Committee
Reported from EDN/LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1411-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Kong, Creagan, Hashem, Learmont, McKelvey, Onishi, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ing, Ohno.
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to EDN/LAB, FIN, referral sheet 35
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 126) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Upper · 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.
upper
Feb 23, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.
upper
Feb 20, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-23-18 11:00AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 12, 2018
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 12, 2018
Committee
Reported from EDU/LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2194) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 5, 2018
Upper · 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, Dela Cruz, Espero, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele.
upper
Feb 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang, Taniguchi.
upper
Feb 2, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU/LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-18 2:45PM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 22, 2018
Committee
Referred to EDU/LBR, WAM.
upper
Jan 19, 2018
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BH
Breene Harimoto
DDemocratic
P
CK
Clarence K. Nishihara
DDemocratic
P
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
P
Maile Shimabukuro
DDemocratic
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