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HI HB2510
Bill
Status
1/24/2018
Primary Sponsor
Justin Woodson
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AI Summary
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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).
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Requires that school principals designate air conditioning installation as their school's top priority in order to receive funding.
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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.
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Targets approximately 5,736 permanent classrooms and 638 portable classrooms across Hawaii public schools that remain without air conditioning units.
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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