HB 838 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Summary

Increases the bonus for teachers who achieve and maintain a current national board certification from $5,000 to $10,000. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill amends Hawaii's teacher national board certification incentive program to increase the annual bonus from $5,000 to $10,000 for teachers who maintain certification. The bill also adds a $1,500 completion bonus for achieving certification and a reimbursement for application fees. Funding is appropriated for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, though the specific dollar amount was left blank in the final version. The effective date was set to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder error.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on public school teachers in Hawaii who achieve and maintain national board certification, with no changes to the fundamental eligibility criteria.

FISCAL

Increased the annual bonus for maintaining national board certification from $5,000 to $10,000 per year.

Added a one-time $1,500 bonus for completing all components of the national board certification program.

Added reimbursement for the remainder of the national board certification application fee upon achieving certification.

Appropriation amount was left blank (showing '$') in the final version, requiring further legislative action to specify the exact funding level.

TIMELINE

Effective date was set to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder error that needs correction.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 460) 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 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

14 primary · 0 co-sponsors