HB 2565 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Summary

Appropriates funds to the Department of Education and State Public Charter School Commission to provide monetary awards to educators who are recognized by the legislature, during education week, for their accomplishments, excellence in teaching, leadership, and service. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action Feb 10, 2026

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HB2565 → HB2565_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to expand the recipient of a $5,000 teacher recognition award from only the Department of Education to include the State Public Charter School Commission. Additionally, the effective date of the law was changed to July 1, 3000, and the document title was updated to reflect the new scope.

Scope change

The bill now applies to both public school teachers in the Department of Education and educators in state public charter schools, whereas it previously only covered the Department of Education.

SCOPE

The funding recipient was expanded to include the State Public Charter School Commission in addition to the Department of Education.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000.

FISCAL

The text was updated to specify the award amount as $5,000 in both the purpose statement and the appropriation section.

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Committee

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 70-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

lower

Feb 5, 2026

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, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDN, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors