RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Summary
Requires the University of Hawaii to establish K-12 expanded teaching cohort programs in each county for students who are pursuing undergraduate degrees in education. Requires interim reports to the legislature prior to the regular sessions of 2023, 2024, and 2025, and a final report prior to the regular session of 2026. Repeals 12/31/2026. (HD1)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Last action Jun 27, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
11
Committee
14
Amendments
3
Apr 29, 2022
Introduced
Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-22 in disagreeing to the House amendments.
upper
Apr 27, 2022
Introduced
The Senate Conference Managers recommend that the Senate agree to the House amendments. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Shimabukuro, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-22 4:00PM; Conference Room 229.
upper
Apr 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-22 4:45PM; Conference Room 229.
upper
Apr 12, 2022
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 12, 2022
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 537).
upper
Apr 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Quinlan excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Todd, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Committee
Reported from HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1249-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Clark, Costales, Ganaden, Gates, Hashimoto, Kapela, Quinlan, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Ohno, Woodson, Yamane.
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to HET, FIN, referral sheet 24
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 198) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Misalucha, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-24-22 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Reported from HRE/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2664) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Wakai.
upper
Feb 11, 2022
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 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HRE/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-22 3:15PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to HRE/EDU, WAM.
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
6 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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