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HI HB2510

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2018

Primary Sponsor

Justin Woodson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates funds from general revenues to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2018-2019 to install air conditioning in permanent and portable classrooms in Hawaii public schools that lack cooling units (specific dollar amount blank in bill text).

  • Requires that school principals designate air conditioning installation as their school's top priority in order to receive funding.

  • Addresses findings that classroom temperatures over 80 degrees impair student concentration, academic performance, and cause physical symptoms including drowsiness, irritability, headaches, nausea, and heat rashes.

  • Targets approximately 5,736 permanent classrooms and 638 portable classrooms across Hawaii public schools that remain without air conditioning units.

  • Effective date July 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Relating To Schools.

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) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).

2/16/2018

Committee Referrals

Finance2/16/2018
Education1/29/2018

Full Bill Text

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