RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Summary
Creates a county education task force to establish a process for the transfer of jurisdiction over all public schools, including all state public education functions and funding, from the State to the county in which the public school is located. Requires report to legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Mar 14, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 5, 2019
D
Democratic24
95% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Mar 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on LHE recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to LHE, FIN, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 61) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 25, 2019
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, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, Kidani.
upper
Feb 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-19 10:30AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from EDU/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 557) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Baker; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Harimoto; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM will hold a public decision making on 02-14-19 1:15PM in conference room 229.
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim, Kanuha ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Fevella.
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee on PSM deferred the measure.
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-19 2:45PM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to EDU/PSM, WAM.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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