RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Summary
Part I - Requires the auditor to audit the department of education's school food services branch to determine the amount of local produce that is being purchased and served to students. Part II - Requires that the board of education prioritize for the superintendent of education position candidates that have the minimum qualification of ten years of employment in a department of education including no less than five years serving as a principal or in a higher-level position, and a desired qualification for a candidate is having a working understanding of the State's tri-level system of educational administration. (SD2)
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Vetoed
Jul 2021
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Vetoed Jul 6, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 13, 2021 · House Mar 4, 2021
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Apr 13, 2021
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
10
Committee
16
Amendments
4
Jul 6, 2021
Vetoed
Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1282).
lower
Jul 6, 2021
Vetoed
Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1282).
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Vetoed
Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/21/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158)
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Vetoed
Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1158)
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Introduced
Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 625).
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 685) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 13, 2021
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
Apr 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-09-21 10:00AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Reported from EDU/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1118) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Chang, Gabbard, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz.
upper
Mar 17, 2021
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 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-21 3:10PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Re-Referred to EDU/GVO, WAM.
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to EDU/AEN/GVO, WAM.
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 60).
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takumi excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Kong, Matayoshi excused (3).
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 551), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Perruso, Lowen, Marten, Matayoshi, Todd, Tokioka, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 158) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Kapela, Belatti, DeCoite, Ganaden, Gates, Hashimoto, Quinlan, Takayama, Yamane, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ohno.
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to EDN, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TJ
Ty J.K. Cullen
DDemocratic
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