HB 2240 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO HAWAII EDUCATOR LOANS.

Summary

Opens eligibility under the Hawaiʻi Educator Loan Program for students and teachers who agree to teach as a full-time teacher in a public charter school. Decreases the service requirement for total loan forgiveness to five years and increases the percent of the total loan award to be waived annually under the Hawaiʻi Educator Loan Program. Appropriates funds into and out of the Hawaiʻi educator loan program revolving fund to provide financial assistance for students participating under the Hawaiʻi educator loan program. 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 22, 2024 Last action Feb 7, 2024

Floor votes · House Feb 7, 2024

How they voted

49–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 51

Feb 7, 2024

D Democratic44

43 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican7

6 Yea 1

85% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 7, 2024

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 115-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 7, 2024

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (49-0-2)

house

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, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2024

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2024

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

26 primary · 0 co-sponsors