H.B. 1204 Summary

• Establishes the Public Education Scholarship Program administered by the University of Hawaii to address teacher shortages in Hawaii's public schools.

• Provides tuition coverage for up to four years of undergraduate education leading to a bachelor's degree in education for Hawaii residents.

• Requires scholarship recipients to teach in a public school classroom of the Department of Education or a Hawaii public charter school for up to seven years within ten years of graduation and licensure.

• Recipients who fail to maintain satisfactory academic progress, do not obtain an education degree, or fail to complete their service commitment must repay the full scholarship amount.

• Appropriates unspecified funds from general revenues for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to support the program.