S.C.R. No. 42 Summary

• Department of Education requested to conduct a study on implementing later school start times no earlier than 8:30 a.m., aligned with American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations.

• Study must examine impacts on student health and wellness across public elementary, middle, and high schools while maintaining minimum instructional time requirements under Hawaii Revised Statutes section 302A-251.

• Study must consider adjustments to state-provided school bus and school meal schedules to accommodate later start times.

• Department must consult with other state agencies and submit a report with any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2025 Regular Session convenes.

• Certified copies to be transmitted to Board of Education Chairperson, Superintendent of Education, Director of Health, Director of Human Services, and Director of Transportation.