HB 2508 Hawaii House · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Summary

Establishes industry certificate awards to incentivize public high schools and charter schools with grades nine through twelve to encourage students to obtain industry-recognized certifications. Requires the department of education and state public charter school commission to submit an annual report containing specified information about the progress of the incentivization. Appropriates funds. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2020 Last action Feb 13, 2020

Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2020

How they voted

49–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 51

Feb 13, 2020

D Democratic45

43 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican5

5 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Reported from LHE/LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 446-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2020

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (49-0-2)

house

Feb 6, 2020

Lower · Passed

The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Eli, Ichiyama, Kitagawa, McKelvey, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Yamashita, Matsumoto.

lower

Feb 6, 2020

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, Quinlan, DeCoite, Johanson, D. Kobayashi, Ohno, Tarnas, Tokioka, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

lower

Jan 27, 2020

Committee

Referred to LHE/LAB, FIN, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 23, 2020

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2020

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors