STATE BILLHI HB 1345ENGROSSED

Relating To Teacher Education.

Authorizes the Department of Education to subsidize all tuition and mandatory fees for a resident student enrolled in a 4-year college campus of the University of Hawaii System with an education program or that offers an education degree for the semester or term that the student enrolls in a State-Approved Teacher Education Program under certain conditions. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD2)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Feb 28, 2025; 622 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 1345 · EngrossedFeb 28

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Bill details

Last action: Re-Referred to EDU, WAM. · Apr 17, 2026
Pending committee: Education

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 17, 2026Re-Referred to EDU, WAM.Senate

Apr 2, 2026Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).Senate

Apr 1, 2026House Conferee(s) discharged.House

Dec 8, 2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

Apr 15, 2025Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).Senate

Apr 14, 2025House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Woodson, Holt Co-Chairs; Amato, Muraoka.House

Apr 14, 2025Re-referred to HED/EDN, FIN, referral sheet 31House

Apr 10, 2025Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621).Senate

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Apr 8, 2025House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House

Apr 4, 2025Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 586) in amended form (SD 2).House

Apr 4, 2025Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Apr 2, 202548 Hrs. Notice 04-04-25.Senate

Apr 2, 2025Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1533) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate

Mar 31, 2025The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Mar 28, 2025The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 20, 2025Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate

Mar 20, 2025Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1203) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate

Mar 13, 2025The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Fevella.Senate

Mar 10, 2025The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 3:05PM; CR 229 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).Senate

Mar 4, 2025Referred to HRE, WAM.Senate

Mar 4, 2025Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 4, 2025Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 165).Senate

Feb 28, 2025Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.House

Feb 28, 2025Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 920), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Feb 21, 2025The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Morikawa, Alcos, Ward.House

Feb 19, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 12, 2025Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).House

Feb 12, 2025Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 437) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House

Feb 7, 2025The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Muraoka.House

Feb 4, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-07-25 2:00PM in University of Hawaii at Manoa, Bachman Hall, Board of Regents Conference Room 106, 2444 Dole Street VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 27, 2025Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 4House

Jan 23, 2025Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Recorded votes

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 31, 2025 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Higher Education: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 13, 2025 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

DOE
UH
Four-year College
Tuition Subsidy
Mandatory Fee Subsidy
State-Approved Teacher Education Program
Teacher Education
Resident Student
Service Requirement

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