HI HR46

Requests the Department of Education to establish a global education student exchange program between Hawaii and China for low-income minority students.

Identifies low-income minority students as having lower high school graduation rates and lower achievement levels, particularly in science and mathematics.

References a China-based pilot program offered from 2018 to 2023 and endorsed by the Education Advancement Fund International (EAFI), with nearly 100 participating schools across China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

States the program would provide eligible American high school students the opportunity to study at private international schools with high graduation rates to learn mathematics, entrepreneurship, and foreign languages.

Directs transmission of certified copies to the Superintendent of Education and the Director of the Education Advancement Fund International.