SR 44 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A STATEWIDE FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULA PLAN FOR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

This Senate Resolution (SR 44) requests Hawaii's Department of Education to create and implement a statewide financial literacy curriculum for public high school students. It requires schools to offer a standalone financial literacy course by the 2026-2027 school year, covering budgeting, saving, credit management, taxes, loans, and fraud prevention. The plan must integrate these topics into existing courses, provide teacher training through workshops and pilot programs, and be finalized by December 2025. The resolution directly affects all public high school students and the Department of Education in Hawaii.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 2, 2025

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

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Committee

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted.

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1469) with recommendation of adoption.

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; 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 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDU.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

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5 primary · 0 co-sponsors