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
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2021
Last action Dec 10, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
1
Committee
10
Mar 23, 2021
House · Referred to committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1228) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Mar 16, 2021
House · Reported by committee
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.
Mar 11, 2021
House · Referred to committee
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 22
Mar 9, 2021
House · Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 398) in amended form (SD 2).
Mar 9, 2021
Senate · 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.
Mar 2, 2021
Senate · Reported by committee
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.
Feb 25, 2021
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-21 9:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
Feb 10, 2021
Senate · Referred to committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Feb 10, 2021
Senate · Referred to committee
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 77) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Feb 5, 2021
Senate · Reported by committee
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.
Feb 2, 2021
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-21 3:00PM in conference room 229.
Feb 1, 2021
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to EDU, WAM.
Jan 27, 2021
Senate · Introduced
Introduced.
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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