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HB 616 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF EDUCATIONAL WORKERS.

Summary
Requires the Department of Education and public charter schools to take certain steps to report incidents of harassment and implement procedures for handling harassment of educational workers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequires safety procedures for educational workers, directly protecting staff from harassment, aligning with support indicators for educator protection.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates harassment reporting and safety procedures for educational workers, directly enhancing workplace safety protections under Labor & Employment policies.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB616_HD1 → HB616_HD2 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was revised from House Draft 1 to House Draft 2, primarily updating the header information to reflect the new draft number (H.D. 2) and adding a summary description at the end. The substantive legislative text regarding educational worker harassment protections remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments and the addition of a summary description for informational purposes.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the legislative text and policy provisions remain identical between the two drafts.
TECHNICAL

Header information updated from H.D. 1 to H.D. 2 to reflect the revised House draft version.

Added a summary description section at the end of the document providing a brief overview of the bill's purpose and effective date for informational purposes.

Minor formatting and spacing adjustments throughout the document, including changes to line breaks and header formatting.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 738) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 177) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
lower
Jan 30, 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, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to EDN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Justin Woodson
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HI
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