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HI SB619
Bill
AI Summary
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Creates a K-12 curriculum to career pipeline initiative requiring the Department of Education to collaborate with the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; and University of Hawaii to develop and implement career training programs.
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Requires students to complete training and education that provides them with skills, certifications, licensing, or dual college credit to enter Hawaii's workforce upon high school graduation.
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Addresses Hawaii's skills gap in STEM fields and manufacturing by aligning K-12 education with employer workforce needs and reducing brain drain from the state.
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Appropriates an unspecified amount from general revenues for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to develop and implement the initiative.
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Directs the Department of Education to adopt rules under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 91 to carry out the program purposes.
Legislative Description
Relating To Education.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, Ichiyama, Souki excused (3).
3/23/2017