RELATING TO EARLY EDUCATION.
Summary
Establishes a one-year child care worker subsidy pilot program to assist in retaining the existing child care workforce. Appropriates funds for the pilot program to be expended by the department of human services. Appropriates funds to be deposited into the early learning special fund and expended by the executive office on early learning for the Hawaii early childhood educator stipend program. Repeals the pilot program on 7/1/2023. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Last action Apr 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
35
Key actions
12
Committee
16
Amendments
1
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-22 3:40PM; Conference Room 329.
upper
Apr 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-22 3:40PM; Conference Room 329.
upper
Apr 8, 2022
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 8, 2022
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 479).
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Costales, D. Kobayashi, Lowen excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Branco, Eli, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Wildberger, McDermott.
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Committee
Reported from HHH/EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1369-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Kapela, Belatti, Clark, Costales, Ganaden, Gates, Hashimoto, Ohno, Takayama, Yamane, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on HHH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Tam, Gates, Har, Kapela, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to HHH/EDN, FIN, referral sheet 24
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 301) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 23, 2022
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, 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 02-23-22 10:05AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Reported from HMS/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2465) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 9, 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 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Ihara, Acasio, Misalucha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HMS/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-22 3:15PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Re-Referred to HMS/EDU, WAM.
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
5 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BE
Bennette E. Misalucha
DDemocratic
P
Chris Lee
DDemocratic
P
Kurt Fevella
RRepublican
P
LA
Laura Acasio
DDemocratic
P
Stanley Chang
DDemocratic
Co
CK
Clarence K. Nishihara
DDemocratic
Co
Donna Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
Co
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
Co
Sharon Moriwaki
DDemocratic
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