S.C.R. No. 144 Summary

• Requests the Department of Education to expand access to the We The People civic education program for public school students statewide.

• Requires the Department of Education to report to the Legislature on implementation of the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for social studies in public schools, including expansion of the We The People program.

• Report must be submitted no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2021.

• Cites Hawaii's low voter turnout of 52.6% in the 2018 general election and notes that civic education programs help prepare students for democratic participation and increase long-term voter engagement.

• Directs transmittal of certified copies to the Chairperson of the Board of Education and Superintendent of the Department of Education.