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HI HB2089

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2018

Primary Sponsor

Ken Ito

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands tuition assistance eligibility under Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 121-45 to include qualified retired Hawaii National Guard enlisted persons, warrant officers, and company grade officers (ranks 0-1 through 0-3).

  • Current tuition assistance is limited to active Hawaii National Guard members; this bill extends the same benefits to qualified retirees.

  • Maintains existing eligibility requirements: recipients must be State residents as defined by the board of regents and undergraduate students pursuing degrees at any University of Hawaii campus.

  • Adjutant General retains authority to award tuition assistance subject to available funding.

Legislative Description

Relating To Tuition Assistance.

Tuition Assistance

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).

2/16/2018

Committee Referrals

Finance2/16/2018
Higher Education2/5/2018
Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts1/26/2018

Full Bill Text

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