RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Summary
Establishes the qualified internship grant program within the Department of Education to provide grants to businesses and organizations that employ qualified interns participating in work-based learning through a qualified internship program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2024
Last action Mar 7, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2024
How they voted
44–2
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 51
Mar 5, 2024
D
Democratic44
86% Yea
R
Republican7
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Mar 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 202).
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kapela, Perruso voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Gates, Kahaloa, Matayoshi, Woodson excused (5). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Kahaloa, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kila.
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Kapela voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aiu, Garrett, Perruso, Takayama, Todd excused (5).
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Reported from LGO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 489-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on LGO recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Garrett, Kapela, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Martinez, Sayama, Tam.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 36-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LGO.
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Marten, Martinez, M. Mizuno, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kapela, Perruso; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Quinlan.
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to EDN, LGO, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
29 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adrian Tam
DDemocratic
P
Amy Perruso
DDemocratic
P
Andrew Garrett
DDemocratic
P
Chris Todd
DDemocratic
P
Daniel Holt
DDemocratic
P
Darius Kila
DDemocratic
P
David Tarnas
DDemocratic
P
Dee Morikawa
DDemocratic
P
Elle Cochran
RRepublican
P
Gene Ward
RRepublican
P
JK
Jeanné Kapela
DDemocratic
P
Jenna Takenouchi
DDemocratic
P
Justin Woodson
DDemocratic
P
Kanani Souza
RRepublican
P
Lauren Matsumoto
RRepublican
P
Lisa Kitagawa
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Marten
DDemocratic
P
Mahina Poepoe
DDemocratic
P
Mark Nakashima
DDemocratic
P
Natalia Hussey-Burdick
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Lowen
DDemocratic
P
Rachele Lamosao
DDemocratic
P
Rose Martinez
DDemocratic
P
Scot Matayoshi
DDemocratic
P
Scott Nishimoto
DDemocratic
P
Sonny Ganaden
DDemocratic
P
Terez Amato
DDemocratic
P
Trish La Chica
DDemocratic
P
Tyson Miyake
DDemocratic
Co
Bert Kobayashi
DDemocratic
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