HI HB2963

Make an emergency appropriation from the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund to provide funding for converting furlough days into instructional days in Hawaii schools.

Address the loss of instructional days for Hawaii's schoolchildren caused by furlough day requirements.

Hawaii State Teachers Association supported the measure, while organizations including AARP Hawaii, Catholic Charities Hawaii, and the Hawaii County Office of Aging opposed it.

Governor's Administration, Department of Education, and Department of Budget and Finance provided comments on the proposal.

Committee on Finance recommended passage and advancement to Third Reading.