HB 1069 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

HB 1069 adds two voting members to the School Facilities Authority Board: one representing the Department of Education and one representing the Board of Education. This change directly affects the board's composition and decision-making authority regarding school facility projects. The bill's key mechanism is expanding the board's membership to include these two ex officio positions, ensuring education agency perspectives are formally included in facility planning. The bill is currently pending in the Education committee after passing its first referral.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Apr 11, 2025

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MINOR

This bill modifies the School Facilities Authority Board by changing the total number of voting members from five to seven and adding two new ex officio voting members to represent the Department of Education and the Board of Education. The change aims to strengthen collaboration between these entities, ensuring that educational priorities and needs are directly integrated into school facility planning and construction decisions. Additionally, the effective date was changed from July 1, 2050 to upon approval, making the law immediately effective once signed.

Scope change

The bill expands the composition and decision-making authority of the School Facilities Authority Board by incorporating representatives from the Department of Education and Board of Education as voting members.

REQUIREMENT

Increased the total number of voting members on the School Facilities Authority Board from five to seven.

Added two new ex officio voting members: the superintendent of education (or designee) and the chairperson of the board of education (or designee).

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2050 to upon approval of the bill.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 10, 2025

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 725) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1184) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 17, 2025

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, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDU, WAM.

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 68).

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Todd.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 466) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

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