HB 621 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Summary

Requires and appropriates funds to pay salary differentials to English language educators as an incentive to attract and retain these educators. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 11, 2025

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HB621 → HB621_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative document to a digital file header format with metadata, while the substantive policy content remained largely unchanged. The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder error rather than an intentional policy change. All eligibility criteria, funding mechanisms, and statutory amendments regarding English language learner educator pay differentials remain the same.

TIMELINE

Effective date changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, likely a placeholder error that needs correction

TECHNICAL

Document format changed from standard legislative text to digital file header with metadata including timestamps and file information

Line numbers and formatting removed, replaced with digital file metadata and headers

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 339) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 4, 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 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

16 primary · 0 co-sponsors