HB 1314 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH.

HB 1314 requires all public schools to develop and implement mental health check-in plans for students in grades six through twelve. The bill directly affects schools and students in those grade levels by mandating regular, structured check-ins to support mental well-being. Key provisions include schools creating tailored plans for student mental health engagement, with implementation required starting July 1, 3000. This policy change shifts responsibility to schools to proactively address student mental health needs within existing educational structures.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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HB1314 → HB1314_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a House of Representatives version to a House of Delegates version, with minor text cleanup and formatting adjustments. The substantive policy content regarding youth mental health plans remains unchanged, including requirements for schools to conduct mental health check-ins for grades six through twelve and immunity provisions for those implementing the plans.

TECHNICAL

Header and formatting changed from House of Representatives to House of Delegates version with updated metadata and page numbering.

Effective date changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000' in Section 6.

Minor text cleanup in Section 1, including removal of tilde characters and standardization of spacing and punctuation.

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Committee

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 176) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HLT.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, HLT, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

6 primary · 1 co-sponsor