RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
Summary
Exempts prekindergarten-only public charter schools from certain provisions affecting charter schools relating to funding and finance, the use of the weighted student formula, athletics, enrollment, computer science courses and content, and enrollment in industry-credential programs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2024
Last action Mar 7, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Mar 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 416).
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Martinez, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 248-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, M. Mizuno, Perruso, Quinlan, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela.
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 7
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to EDN/HUS, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Justin Woodson
DDemocratic
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