HI HB2078 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-24 - Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 2
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 22 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-24 - Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 2
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the Department of Education to ensure that inclusive curricula are available to all students at public schools. Makes it a discriminatory practice to refuse to approve, remove, or prohibit the use or access of inclusive or diverse materials in schools and public libraries on the basis of materials featuring or written by LGBTQ+ individuals.
Title
Relating To Education.
Sponsors
| Rep. Amy Perruso [D] | Rep. Terez Amato [D] | Rep. Ernesto Ganaden [D] | Rep. Natalia Hussey-Burdick [D] |
| Rep. Jeanne Kapela [D] | Rep. Lisa Marten [D] | Rep. Adrian Tam [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-24 | House | Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 2 |
| 2024-01-22 | House | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 2024-01-19 | House | Pending introduction. |
Same As/Similar To
SB2883 (Same As) 2024-01-24 - Referred to EDU, JDC/WAM.
Subjects
Hawaii State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2078&year=2024 |
| Text | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2078_.HTM |
