RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Summary
Requires charter schools to provide to their authorizers full access to their fiscal and accounting books, documents, and files. Requires authorizers to select three independent auditors, from which the charter school will select one independent auditor. Prohibits individuals from serving as Charter School Commission members if the individual was affiliated with a charter school within one year preceding appointment. (HB622 CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Signed Jul 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2019 · House Mar 5, 2019
How they voted
22–3
Passed
Total votes 25
Apr 9, 2019
D
Democratic24
91% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
18
Committee
19
Amendments
3
Jul 12, 2019
Signed into law
Act 269, 07/09/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1389).
upper
Jul 12, 2019
Signed into law
Act 269, on 07/09/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1389).
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
upper
Apr 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 194).
upper
Apr 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 194) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Luke, Cullen, Hashem, Matayoshi, Tarnas; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Okimoto; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-19 3:10PM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-24-19 3:15PM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-23-19 3:15PM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 764) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Baker, K. Kahele, Kim, Shimabukuro, L. Thielen. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Fevella, Gabbard, Ruderman). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Taniguchi.
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-28-19 10:20AM in conference room 211.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1521) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 20, 2019
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, Kim, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz.
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU deferred the measure until 03-20-19 2:45PM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-19 2:45PM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 394).
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) DeCoite, Har, Matayoshi, Okimoto, San Buenaventura, Tarnas voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott, Ward voting no (2) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matayoshi; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Todd.
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
Reported from LHE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 298) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Perruso, DeCoite, Johanson, D. Kobayashi, Ohno, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Tarnas, Okimoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tokioka.
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to LHE, FIN, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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