RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Summary
Appropriates funds for a scholarship program to be directed and administered by the Department of Education to make awards to students pursuing teaching degrees at state accredited institutions of higher education who successfully complete one course in computer science. (SB971 HD1)
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Mar 22, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House Mar 22, 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
7
Committee
10
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Reported from LHE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1636) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 22, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (49-0-2)
house
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Perruso, DeCoite, Johanson, Ohno, Tarnas, Tokioka, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) D. Kobayashi, Quinlan.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to LHE, FIN, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 309) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Upper · 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) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 5 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-19 9:30AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 175) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-19 2:55PM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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