HB 1066 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE EARLY LEARNING BOARD.

Summary

Adds the head start state collaboration office director as an ex officio, non-voting member of the early learning board, and requires the board to invite the president of the Head Start Association of Hawaii, or the president's designee, to serve as an ex officio, non-voting member of the board. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025

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HB1066 → HB1066_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends the composition of Hawaii's Early Learning Board by adding the Head Start State Collaboration Office director as an ex officio, non-voting member and requiring the board to invite the president of the Head Start Association of Hawaii (or their designee) to serve in the same capacity. These changes align the board's structure with federal requirements under the Head Start Act, ensuring better representation of Head Start stakeholders in early childhood education governance.

Scope change

The bill expands the Early Learning Board's membership to include additional Head Start representatives, broadening stakeholder participation in early childhood education policy decisions.

REQUIREMENT

Added the Head Start State Collaboration Office director as an ex officio, non-voting member of the Early Learning Board

Added requirement for the board to invite the president of the Head Start Association of Hawaii or their designee to serve as an ex officio, non-voting member

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000'

ELIGIBILITY

Added Kamehameha Schools and Hawaii Association of Independent Schools as additional entities whose chief executives may serve as ex officio, non-voting members

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

49–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 51

Mar 4, 2025

D Democratic41

41 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

8 Yea 2

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDU, JDC.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 324).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Todd.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 753) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

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, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors