RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
Summary
Establishes an early childhood educator stipend program to be administered by the executive office on early learning to address the shortage of qualified early childhood educators in Hawaii. Requires stipend fund repayments for the early childhood educator stipend program to be deposited into the early learning special fund. Effective 7/1/2051. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2021
Last action Mar 23, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2021 · House Mar 23, 2021
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Mar 9, 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
20
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1228) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 23, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (50-0-1)
house
Mar 16, 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
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 22
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 398) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 9, 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
Mar 2, 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
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-21 9:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 77) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Dela Cruz, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-21 3:00PM in conference room 229.
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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