HB 503 Hawaii House · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION.

Summary

Requires the Board of Education to work with the Department of Education to conduct an analysis on the necessary timeline and appropriate process for making computer science a graduation requirement by no later than the 2030-2031 school year. Requires the Board of Education to determine whether making computer science a graduation requirement would be in the best interests of public school students and the public. Requires the Board of Education to make a determination on how students could be allowed to complete computer science courses as a substitute for core academic courses to satisfy graduation credit requirements, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year. Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

May 2023

Senate Passage

May 2023

Signed into Law

Jul 2023

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Signed Jul 3, 2023

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 2, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).

lower

May 2, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).

upper

Apr 28, 2023

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.

upper

Apr 28, 2023

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 86).

upper

Apr 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 86) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 28, 2023

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Wakai, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Perruso, Morikawa, Kapela, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Apr 27, 2023

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 1:30PM; Conference Room 229.

upper

Apr 27, 2023

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-23 4:31PM; Conference Room 229.

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Apr 26, 2023

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-23 3:20PM; Conference Room 229.

upper

Apr 25, 2023

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-23 1:30PM; Conference Room 229.

upper

Apr 13, 2023

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 747) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 4, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, DeCoite, Inouye, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino, Kanuha, Shimabukuro.

upper

Mar 31, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-23 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 24, 2023

Committee

Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1375) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 20, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.

upper

Mar 10, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to EDU, WAM.

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 298).

upper

Mar 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Lamosao voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Aiu, Kila, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Aiu, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 15, 2023

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Feb 15, 2023

Committee

Reported from HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 481) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 10, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Perruso, Kapela, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Woodson.

lower

Feb 6, 2023

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 37) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HET.

lower

Jan 31, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Marten, Kapela, Martinez, Matayoshi, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan.

lower

Jan 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to EDN, HET, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 23, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2023

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

13 primary · 3 co-sponsors