SB 245 Hawaii Senate · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Summary

Requires the department of education's existing Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) working group to create a state plan to make completion of the FAFSA or an opt-out waiver a statewide graduation requirement by the 2023-2024 school year. Requires a report to the 2022 legislature. 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 22, 2021 Last action Mar 24, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2021 · House Mar 24, 2021

How they voted

25–0

Passed

Total votes 25

Mar 9, 2021

D Democratic24

24 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican1

1 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2021

Committee

Reported from EDN/HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1346) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 24, 2021

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (50-0-1)

house

Mar 16, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, DeCoite, Belatti, Ganaden, Gates, Hashimoto, Kapela, Quinlan, Woodson, Yamane, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ohno.

lower

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/HET, FIN, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 179) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 26, 2021

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, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.

upper

Feb 24, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-21 9:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 17, 2021

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 17, 2021

Committee

Reported from EDU/HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 268) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 10, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Keith-Agaran, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai.

upper

Feb 10, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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 5, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU/HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-21 3:00PM in conference room 229.

upper

Jan 25, 2021

Committee

Referred to EDU/HRE, WAM.

upper

Jan 22, 2021

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

14 primary · 0 co-sponsors