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HI HB961
Bill
Status
5/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jenna Takenouchi
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AI Summary
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Establishes a two-year pilot program within the Department of Education to deploy 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) certified librarians providing rotating support services to one school complex on Oahu and one on a neighbor island.
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Appropriates $132,308 for each fiscal year (2025-2026 and 2026-2027), allocated as $66,154 per librarian position.
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Requires the Department of Education to submit reports to the legislature no later than twenty days before the regular sessions of 2026 and 2027, with findings, recommendations, and a determination on whether to extend the pilot program.
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Pilot program terminates on June 30, 2027.
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Takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Relating To Education.
Appropriations ($)
Last Action
Act 135, on 05/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1235).
5/30/2025