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HI SB373

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/5/2019

Primary Sponsor

Donovan Cruz

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a K-12 curriculum-to-career-pipeline initiative within the Department of Education to prepare students for workforce entry upon high school graduation with appropriate skills, certifications, licensing, or college credit.

  • Requires 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 the initiative.

  • Directs the Department of Education to adopt administrative rules pursuant to Chapter 91 to implement the initiative.

  • Appropriates unspecified general revenue funds for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 for development and implementation, including one full-time equivalent Educational Specialist II position (amount not specified in bill).

  • Takes effect January 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Relating To Education.

Workforce Development

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) Belatti, Cabanilla Arakawa, Holt, Tokioka, Yamane excused (5).

3/21/2019

Committee Referrals

Finance3/21/2019
Labor & Public Employment3/7/2019
Ways and Means2/8/2019
Education1/24/2019

Full Bill Text

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