HB 1587 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

Summary
Requires the Public Access Room to establish and maintain an outreach and engagement program for primary, secondary, post-secondary, and community education. Requires the Department of Education and University of Hawaiʻi to assign appropriate staff to coordinate with the public access room for the outreach and engagement program. Establishes two full-time equivalent permanent civic education resource teacher positions. Appropriates funds to the Legislative Reference Bureau for two full-time equivalent positions to assist in effectuating this requirement. Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for the expansion of civic education in the public schools. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2024 Last action Feb 8, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 8, 2024

How they voted

47–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 51
Feb 8, 2024
D Democratic44
41 Yea 3
93% Yea
R Republican7
6 Yea 1
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Reported from EDN/HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 210-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 8, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (47-0-4)
house
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Perruso, Kapela, La Chica, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, M. Mizuno, Quinlan, Todd, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Kapela, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, M. Mizuno, Perruso, Quinlan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to EDN/HET, FIN, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to LMG/HET, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled.
lower
8 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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