SCR 142 Hawaii Senate · 2024 Regular Session

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF TEACHER SALARY STEP MOVEMENTS ON SALARY SCHEDULE COMPRESSION.

This Senate Concurrent Resolution asks the Hawaii Department of Education to study how teacher salary increases affect the problem where experienced educators earn the same as less experienced ones. The bill directs the department to analyze current pay structures and provide recommendations to improve teacher retention by addressing this compression issue. It requires the department to work with various stakeholders and submit a final report with findings and potential policy changes to the Legislature by late 2024.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2024

Senate Passage

Apr 2024

House Passage

Apr 2024

Governor

Introduced Mar 8, 2024 Last action May 31, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 23, 2024

Upper · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

upper

Apr 23, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 795).

upper

Apr 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Evslin, Holt, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (7).

lower

Apr 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1934-24), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 18, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Kila, Kobayashi, Nishimoto, Alcos, Ward.

lower

Apr 15, 2024

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ganaden, Garcia, Hashem, Holt, Poepoe, Yamashita excused (7).

lower

Apr 15, 2024

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1876-24), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Apr 11, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) La Chica, Kapela, Martinez, M. Mizuno, Perruso, Quinlan, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson, Marten, Matayoshi.

lower

Apr 4, 2024

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 26

lower

Apr 3, 2024

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 362) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 3, 2024

Upper · Passed

Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 2, 2024

Committee

Waived referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 25, 2024

Committee

Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Mar 25, 2024

Committee

Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3362), as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 25, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.

upper

Mar 22, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-25-24 3:15PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 22, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-24 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 14, 2024

Committee

Referred to EDU, WAM.