SB 420 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Summary

Allows newly graduated high school students to be eligible for workers' compensation coverage during the summer following their high school graduation while participating in Department of Education-sponsored work-based learning programs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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SB420 → SB420_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill extends workers' compensation coverage to high school graduates participating in work-based learning programs during the summer following their graduation. The amendment clarifies that the Department of Education's strategic plan goal includes expanding these opportunities and ensures safety protections for recent graduates who are no longer considered students. The bill also updates the effective date to July 1, 2050, which appears to be a placeholder or error that should be reviewed.

Scope change

The bill's scope now explicitly includes newly graduated high school students in addition to current students participating in work-based learning programs sponsored by the Department of Education.

ELIGIBILITY

Newly graduated high school students are now explicitly eligible for workers' compensation coverage during summer work-based learning programs following graduation.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from 'upon approval' to July 1, 2050, which is likely an error and should be corrected to a reasonable future date.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and document structure were updated to match standard legislative markup conventions for Senate Bill amendments.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDU/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 341) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Ihara, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Fevella.

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDU/LBT, WAM.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

9 primary · 2 co-sponsors