HI HB2122

Establishes a teacher housing assistance program administered by the Department of Education to provide housing vouchers to eligible teachers at hard-to-staff public and charter schools

Vouchers can be used for rent, mortgage payments, or down payments on a primary residence for teachers who commit to teaching at a hard-to-staff school for at least five consecutive years

Eligible teachers must be full-time, have at least one year of teaching experience in Hawaii public schools, reside in the state, own no additional residential property, and have household income below 80% of area median income

Teachers who fail to meet the five-year work commitment must repay voucher funds as a loan to the department, with possible deferment or forgiveness for hardship situations

Appropriates unspecified funds from the Teachers' Housing Revolving Fund for fiscal year 2026-2027 to support the program