HB 2572 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO TEACHER LOANS.

Summary

Establishes a teacher loan program to encourage individuals to become teachers in hard-to-staff positions of Department of Education schools. Allows a loan to be forgiven for teachers who become, or have become, a licensed teacher in Hawaiʻi or for teachers who will commit to teach for three years at a Hawaiʻi public school or public charter school. 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 23, 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

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Committee

Feb 7, 2024

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 117-24) 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 23, 2024

Introduced

Pending introduction.

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19 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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