HB 1781 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Summary

Requires the Department of Education to establish a Numeracy Coaching Program to provide numeracy coaches in certain Department of Education elementary schools, middle schools, and intermediate schools to support teachers, improve instruction, and ensure that students develop a strong foundation in mathematics. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Last action Mar 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1781 → HB1781_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to renumber sections for consistency, remove specific references to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) from the priority criteria for placing coaches, and significantly alter the effective date. The most critical change is the extension of the bill's effective date from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, which delays the implementation of the new numeracy coaching program by over two decades.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding coach placement priorities was narrowed by removing the requirement to prioritize schools based on NAEP scores, relying solely on state assessment data. The timeline for implementation was drastically extended.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, delaying the start of the program.

REQUIREMENT

The criteria for prioritizing schools for numeracy coaches were modified to remove the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) as a factor, leaving only state assessment proficiency rates.

TECHNICAL

Section numbers were updated (e.g., Section 2 became Section 3) to align with the removal of the original Section 2 text.

Minor formatting and spacing adjustments were made throughout the document text.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDU, WAM.

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 156).

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 500-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

18 primary · 0 co-sponsors