RELATING TO EDUCATION GRANTS.
Summary
Requires the department of education to establish and administer the strong students grant pilot program to provide grants for eligible education expenses to eligible students. Requires the department of education to submit progress reports to the legislature prior to the 2023 and 2024 regular sessions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2051. (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 · Senate Mar 8, 2022 · House Apr 12, 2022
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 8, 2022
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican1
0% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
13
Amendments
1
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-22 3:30PM; Conference Room 229.
upper
Apr 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-22 3:00PM; Conference Room 229.
upper
Apr 14, 2022
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 14, 2022
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 655).
upper
Apr 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kapela, Marten, McKelvey, Perruso, Tam voting no (5) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Nishimoto, Sayama, Todd, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Marten, Tam; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, McDermott.
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1314-22) 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: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Belatti, Costales, Ganaden, Gates, Hashimoto, Quinlan, Takayama, Yamane, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kapela; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Clark, Ohno.
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 24
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 345) 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
Mar 2, 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 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-22 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2185) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 4, 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 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-22 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 + videoconference.
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
9 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BE
Bennette E. Misalucha
DDemocratic
P
Chris Lee
DDemocratic
P
Dru Kanuha
DDemocratic
P
Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
DDemocratic
P
Kurt Fevella
RRepublican
P
LA
Laura Acasio
DDemocratic
P
Lynn DeCoite
DDemocratic
P
Michelle Kidani
DDemocratic
P
Stanley Chang
DDemocratic
Co
CK
Clarence K. Nishihara
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
Co
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
Co
RH
Rosalyn H. Baker
DDemocratic
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